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The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance

by Scott Bomboy

The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States' flag has been part of American life for generations, but not without some…

The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance
On this day, all American Indians made United States citizens

by NCC Staff

On June 2, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act, which marked the end of a long debate and…

On this day, all American Indians made United States citizens
A look at landmark Supreme Court cases on race and the Constitution

by Lana Ulrich

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers two important cases about affirmative action and higher education, Constitution Daily looks at…

A look at landmark Supreme Court cases on race and the Constitution
Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court ruled against segregation

by NCC Staff

The decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka on May 17, 1954 is perhaps the most famous of all Supreme Court cases, as it…

Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court ruled against segregation
Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Honk Your Car Horn?

by Scott Bomboy

A lawsuit in California about the use of a car horn at a political protest is bringing back a contested question involving the…

Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Honk Your Car Horn?
On this day, Supreme Court reviews redistricting

by NCC Staff

On March 26, 1962, the Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr, finding that it had the power to review the redistricting of state…

On this day, Supreme Court reviews redistricting
Impending Texas abortion decision could be headed toward Supreme Court

by Marcia Coyle

Some justices on the U.S. Supreme Court may have thought—or hoped—that overturning the abortion rights landmark decision, Roe…

Impending Texas abortion decision could be headed toward Supreme Court
On this day, women first allowed to argue Supreme Court cases

by Scott Bomboy

On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a new law that would admit women as members of the Supreme Court bar…

On this day, women first allowed to argue Supreme Court cases
On This Day, Justice Joseph McKenna joins the Supreme Court

by Nicholas Mosvick

On this day in 1898, Joseph McKenna took his oath and joined the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy of Justice Stephen Field.

On This Day, Justice Joseph McKenna joins the Supreme Court
On this day, the Roe v. Wade decision

by NCC Staff

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that continues to divide the nation to this day.

On this day, the Roe v. Wade decision
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