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Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 9th, 2020 Roundup

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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 November 9th, 2020 Roundup
Revisiting the Affordable Care Act in mid-pandemic and post-election

by Marcia Coyle

A decade after enactment of the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, the U.S. Supreme Court is being asked once…

Revisiting the Affordable Care Act in mid-pandemic and post-election
On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army

by NCC Staff

To some it seemed like a technicality, but on this day in 1789, President George Washington succeeded in getting the First…

On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army
The Postal Clause’s grant of ‘broad power’ to Congress over a system in crisis

by Marcia Coyle

The United States Postal Service, now under criticism from President Donald Trump, has its roots in the U.S. Constitution, and the…

The Postal Clause’s grant of ‘broad power’ to Congress over a system in crisis
Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions

by Robert Black

Late last Thursday night, the Department of Defense announced that it had killed Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike on Baghdad…

Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions
Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt

by Lyle Denniston

The long-running dispute over the constitutionality of the massive federal health insurance law – the Affordable Care Act, or…

Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt
A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service

by NCC Staff

On February 20, 1792, President George Washington officially created the modern United States Postal Service by signing a sweeping…

A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service
The Space Force and the Constitution

by Scott Bomboy

The Trump administration’s proposal to create a sixth military service branch to focus on space warfare is raising an…

The Space Force and the Constitution
10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday

by NCC Staff

On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress created the first version of the Post Office, naming Benjamin Franklin as the first…

10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday
Dr. Seuss in the land of Fair Use lawsuits

by Scott Bomboy

What is the difference between a parody and a satire? Two recent court cases involving the estate of Theodor Geisel aka Dr. Seuss…

Dr. Seuss in the land of Fair Use lawsuits
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