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Women, the draft and the Constitution
Should young women be forced to register for the selective service draft after Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in December…
Constitution Check: What does the “Take Care Clause” mean?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at a big constitutional question in…
Latest CRS report discusses presidential birthplace issue
An updated Congressional Research Service report is adding some new background on the controversy over U.S. presidential…
Constitution Check: Finally, a test of partisan gerrymandering?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, says a Tuesday Supreme Court decision court…
Obama’s Guantanamo move will face significant debate
As the Obama administration is preparing a report that outlines options for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay,…
Constitution Check: Could state governments sue to keep out Syrian refugees?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at how states refusing to accept…
The constitutional question over states and Syrian refugees
With more than two dozen governors objecting to a federal government plan to accept Syrian refugees, a spotlight has been placed…
Youngstown Steel: The Supreme Court stands up to the President
Tonight, C-SPAN and the National Constitution Center look at the landmark Youngstown Steel case, where the Supreme Court limited…
Constitution Check: Is the new immigration policy at risk constitutionally?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the arguments behind a challenge to…
Constitution Check: Is Obamacare headed for new trouble?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the two latest court challenges to…
