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Why Texas’s election suit failed to reach first base in the Supreme Court

by Marcia Coyle

The Constitution gives the U.S. Supreme Court a special type of jurisdiction over cases “in which a State shall be Party.” So…

Why Texas’s election suit failed to reach first base in the Supreme Court
On this day: The Senate censures Joseph McCarthy

by NCC Staff

December 2 is a landmark day in Senate history, marking that chamber’s historic censure of Joseph McCarthy for his conduct…

On this day: The Senate censures Joseph McCarthy
The Role of a 1992 Census Case and John Roberts Jr. in a 2020 Census Challenge

by Marcia Coyle

Earlier in Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.’s legal career, he represented the government as deputy solicitor general in a 1992…

The Role of a 1992 Census Case and John Roberts Jr. in a 2020 Census Challenge
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
The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election

by Scott Bomboy

On Election Day, an old topic will get new life when political pundits discuss the chance of a deadlocked presidential contest…

The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election
Battle for the Constitution: Week of October 19, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

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 October 19, 2020 Roundup
A Supreme Court nominee and the perfect storm

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court has been an issue in presidential elections throughout most of its history, although perhaps never quite…

A Supreme Court nominee and the perfect storm
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 Supreme Court nomination process: What happens next

by Scott Bomboy

On Saturday, President Donald J. Trump said he would seek to nominate a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on…

The Supreme Court nomination process: What happens next
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