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Another race case knocks on the U.S. Supreme Court’s door
Although the U.S. Supreme Court’s term has not ended, its next term is already shaping up as a potential blockbuster with…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of May 24th, 2021 Roundup
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 May 17th, 2021 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution, a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
Looking back at the Ku Klux Klan Act
The Ku Klux Klan Act may be a law from the Reconstruction era, but it still relevant today as a way to address modern civil rights…
Elizabeth Freeman, her case for freedom, and the Massachusetts Constitution
Almost a decade before the U.S. Constitution was signed into law, the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit…
Constitutional powers and issues during a quarantine situation
The growing concerns about the coronavirus in the United States could lead to government officials considering isolation and…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of March 8th, 2021 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
Dred Scott decision still resonates today
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…
Has America ‘Changed’ in Racially Discriminatory Voting?
Do U.S. Supreme Court justices ever regret their own decisions? The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said a mentor told her:…
The Constitution offers another path to Trump accountability
The 25th Amendment is a non-starter in the effort to remove President Donald Trump from office. Impeachment may stall in the U.S.…
