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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
10 Supreme Court cases about the 14th Amendment

by NCC Staff

On the anniversary of the 14th Amendment's ratification, Constitution Daily looks at 10 historic Supreme Court cases about due…

10 Supreme Court cases about the 14th Amendment
Battle for the Constitution: Week of June 29th, 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 June 29th, 2020 Roundup