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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…
The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States' flag has been part of American life for generations, but not without some…
On this day, all American Indians made United States citizens
On June 2, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act, which marked the end of a long debate and…
A look at landmark Supreme Court cases on race and the Constitution
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers two important cases about affirmative action and higher education, Constitution Daily looks at…
Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court ruled against segregation
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…
Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Honk Your Car Horn?
A lawsuit in California about the use of a car horn at a political protest is bringing back a contested question involving the…
On this day, Supreme Court reviews redistricting
On March 26, 1962, the Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr, finding that it had the power to review the redistricting of state…
Impending Texas abortion decision could be headed toward Supreme Court
Some justices on the U.S. Supreme Court may have thought—or hoped—that overturning the abortion rights landmark decision, Roe…
