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Will the New U.S. Supreme Court Deliver More Jolts to the Legal System?
After an intense blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court term, like the one just ended, the justices often have opted for a low key term.…
Why is August 26 known as Women’s Equality Day?
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationally on August 18, 1920, so why is Women’s Equality Day on August 26th…
With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down New York’s concealed carry gun law and revoked women’s…
A short list of overturned Supreme Court landmark decisions
With the Supreme Court overruling Roe v. Wade, a look back at overturned landmark cases shows the rarity of such actions.
Divided Supreme Court overturns Roe abortion precedents
The Supreme Court on Friday issued its opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, overturning precedents related to abortion first set…
When the term ends, what will you think of your Supreme Court?
The U.S. Supreme Court may wrap up its term in the next two weeks and many in the nation are watching closely for potential…
The Supreme Court’s Self-Inflicted Harms
The recent, leaked draft abortion opinion undoubtedly brings internal harm to the U.S. Supreme Court and external harm to its…
Significant Supreme Court Cases Remaining in the 2021-2022 Term
With the Supreme Court approaching the start of summer, the justices will likely decide the court’s major remaining cases by…
The U.S. Supreme Court Cases Built on a “Rotten Foundation”
The U.S. Supreme Court has a number of old decisions that the justices no longer apply because time and the nation’s…
On this day, the Missouri Compromise is approved
On March 3, 1820, Congress approved the Missouri compromise, a law that maintained a balance in the Senate between free and slave…
