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The Supreme Court’s other recent major civil rights decision

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent and surprising voting rights decision overshadowed another civil rights victory that same day, a…

The Supreme Court’s other recent major civil rights decision
How the Supreme Court upheld Social Security

by Nicholas Mosvick

On May 24, 1937, the Supreme Court decided in two separate but related cases that the Social Security Act of 1935 was…

How the Supreme Court upheld Social Security
Could fishing companies upset a boatload of federal agencies with their Supreme Court challenge?

by Marcia Coyle

A group of commercial fishing companies soon will have the opportunity to persuade the Supreme Court of the United States to do…

Could fishing companies upset a boatload of federal agencies with their Supreme Court challenge?
Thomas McKean: A Founding Father with a double life

by Scott Bomboy

Thomas McKean was a President before George Washington and supported judicial review before John Marshall. But today, McKean is…

Thomas McKean: A Founding Father with a double life
The man who delivered California to the U.S., and was fired for it

by Scott Bomboy

On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But…

The man who delivered California to the U.S., and was fired for it
Gibbons v. Ogden: Defining Congress’ power under the Commerce Clause

by NCC Staff

On March 2, 1824, the Supreme Court ruled in Gibbons v. Ogden, holding that Congress may regulate interstate commerce.

Gibbons v. Ogden: Defining Congress’ power under the Commerce Clause
The Speaker of the House and the Constitution

by Scott Bomboy

The current controversy over the Speaker of the House of Representatives has highlighted that position’s role as one of the most…

The Speaker of the House and the Constitution
Looking Ahead: A Supreme Court Preview for 2023

by Scott Bomboy

The Supreme Court has been front and center in recent years due to a series of landmark decisions, and the year 2023 will likely…

Looking Ahead: A Supreme Court Preview for 2023
Filibustering in the Modern Senate

by Scott Bomboy

In the first two parts of Constitution Daily’s series on the filibuster, we looked at its origins in the earliest sessions of…

Filibustering in the Modern Senate
The Previous Question: The Filibuster’s Early Murky History

by Scott Bomboy

One of the classic images in modern film is from Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington from 1939, when Jimmy Stewart’s…

The Previous Question: The Filibuster’s Early Murky History
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