On October 2, 2023, the Supreme Court starts a new term as it considers another round of significant cases that could have a…
Each September, Americans commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution with two federally recognized…
On September 12, 1958, a unanimous Supreme Court declined a Little Rock School District request to delay desegregation mandated by…
The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…
It was on this day in 1963 that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech as part of the March on…
Nearly 50 years ago, Justice William Brennan Jr. urged lawyers and others to look to state constitutions for more protection of…
Last week, a 6-3 Supreme Court said the First Amendment allows a business offering “expressive” services to discriminate based…
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the use of affirmative action in admissions programs at two universities was…
On June 28, 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, laying the groundwork for…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent and surprising voting rights decision overshadowed another civil rights victory that same day, a…
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