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Will the New U.S. Supreme Court Deliver More Jolts to the Legal System?

by Marcia Coyle

After an intense blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court term, like the one just ended, the justices often have opted for a low key term.…

Will the New U.S. Supreme Court Deliver More Jolts to the Legal System?
On this day, the transition begins to our Constitutional government

by NCC Staff

The date of September 13, 1788 isn’t celebrated as a major anniversary in American history, but it was a big day in the creation…

On this day, the transition begins to our Constitutional government
10 fascinating facts about Watergate

by NCC Staff

On June 17, 1972, police caught five men breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in…

10 fascinating facts about Watergate
On this day, Supreme Court invalidates key FDR program

by NCC Staff

On May 28, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an important part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s NIRA plan, when the…

On this day, Supreme Court invalidates key FDR program
On this day, the Pullman Strike changes labor law

by NCC Staff

On May 11, 1894, several thousand train workers started an unannounced strike at the Pullman Company in Illinois.  Over the next…

On this day, the Pullman Strike changes labor law
Happy birthday to First United States Congress

by NCC Staff

On this day in 1789, the First Congress under our current Constitution met in its first joint session in New York and undertook an…

Happy birthday to First United States Congress
Supreme Court to hear major challenge to federal regulatory powers

by Marcia Coyle

At first glance, climate change and vaccine mandates seem to have nothing in common, but the two are linked in a U.S. Supreme…

Supreme Court to hear major challenge to federal regulatory powers
Understanding the process to replace Justice Breyer

by Scott Bomboy

With the official announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court after its current term, all…

Understanding the process to replace Justice Breyer
On this day, Woodrow Wilson seizes the nation’s railroads

by NCC Staff

One of the broadest acts of presidential power happened on this day in 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson issued an order for the…

On this day, Woodrow Wilson seizes the nation’s railroads
How the Supreme Court created agency deference

by Nicholas Mosvick

On this day in 1984, the Supreme Court decided Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council, which created the doctrine that…

How the Supreme Court created agency deference
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