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On This Day: Supreme Court says tax-paying American Indians can’t vote
On November 3, 1884, the United States Supreme Court issued one of its most controversial decisions, stating that American Indians…
Supreme Court Preview of the 2023-2024 Term
On October 2, 2023, the Supreme Court starts a new term as it considers another round of significant cases that could have a…
The Story of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Each September, Americans commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution with two federally recognized…
On this day, Supreme Court orders Little Rock desegregation
On September 12, 1958, a unanimous Supreme Court declined a Little Rock School District request to delay desegregation mandated by…
Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing
The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…
State courts, voters increasingly turning to state constitutions to protect rights
Nearly 50 years ago, Justice William Brennan Jr. urged lawyers and others to look to state constitutions for more protection of…
The 303 Creative decision and expressive conduct
Last week, a 6-3 Supreme Court said the First Amendment allows a business offering “expressive” services to discriminate based…
Supreme Court rules against universities in affirmative action decision
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the use of affirmative action in admissions programs at two universities was…
When the Supreme Court first ruled on affirmative action
On June 28, 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, laying the groundwork for…
The Supreme Court’s other recent major civil rights decision
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent and surprising voting rights decision overshadowed another civil rights victory that same day, a…
