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Veto showdown on tap for Congress after Iran nuclear deal
With a deal in place between Iran, the United States and five other nations over Iran’s nuclear program, the debate here will…
Constitution Check: Is partisan gerrymandering beginning to get into legal trouble?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, explains how Monday’s Supreme Court ruling…
Constitution Check: Did presidential power suddenly grow much greater?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center's constitutional literacy adviser, breaks down the Zivotofsky decision and looks…
Supreme Court sides with President in Jerusalem passport case
The United States Supreme Court, in a majority opinion from Justice Anthony Kennedy, said on Monday that the President, and not…
Is a borough a museum? Thorpe family asks Supreme Court to decide
The sons of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe want the Supreme Court to help get their father’s remains returned to Oklahoma in a…
Reassessing ACLU v. Clapper: The missing constitutional analysis
In this commentary, Robert F. Turner from University of Virginia School of Law puts the recent Second Circuit Court of Appeals…
Rand Paul plans Patriot Act filibuster in Senate
Senator Rand Paul and a few colleagues will try to block an extension of the controversial Patriot Act provisions using a…
Constitution Check: A privacy advocate at the secret spying court?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at a proposed change to the secret…
Interest picks up in legal marijuana as constitutional issue
Comments from a GOP presidential contender and a federal judge have put the issue of states legalizing marijuana back on the…
Supreme Court to reexamine patent licensing in Spider-Man toy case
When a company buys the licensing rights for a web-slinging toy, does it need to pay royalties to the inventor forever? Or just…
