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Battle for the Constitution: Week of March 8th, 2021 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of March 8th, 2021 Roundup
Dred Scott decision still resonates today

by NCC Staff

On March 6, 1857, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Dred Scott case, which had a direct impact on the coming of…

Dred Scott decision still resonates today
Has America ‘Changed’ in Racially Discriminatory Voting?

by Marcia Coyle

Do U.S. Supreme Court justices ever regret their own decisions? The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said a mentor told her:…

Has America ‘Changed’ in Racially Discriminatory Voting?
The Constitution offers another path to Trump accountability

by Marcia Coyle

The 25th Amendment is a non-starter in the effort to remove President Donald Trump from office. Impeachment may stall in the U.S.…

The Constitution offers another path to Trump accountability
Hunting for ‘super precedents’ in U.S. Supreme Court confirmations

by Marcia Coyle

Last week, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee members pressed Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on whether the landmark…

Hunting for ‘super precedents’ in U.S. Supreme Court confirmations
Battle for the Constitution: Week of August 17th, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of August 17th, 2020 Roundup
The birthright citizenship debate returns for 2020 election

by Scott Bomboy

Recent comments from scholars about vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s citizenship status have revived a constitutional…

The birthright citizenship debate returns for 2020 election
Battle for the Constitution: Week of August 3rd, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of August 3rd, 2020 Roundup
Why is the Supreme Court applying an ordinary voting rule in extraordinary times?

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court's term did not end with its blockbuster decisions on President Donald Trump's taxes. Before October, there…

Why is the Supreme Court applying an ordinary voting rule in extraordinary times?
Battle for the Constitution: Week of July 20th, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of July 20th, 2020 Roundup
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