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How the Supreme Court upheld Social Security
On May 24, 1937, the Supreme Court decided in two separate but related cases that the Social Security Act of 1935 was…
Could fishing companies upset a boatload of federal agencies with their Supreme Court challenge?
A group of commercial fishing companies soon will have the opportunity to persuade the Supreme Court of the United States to do…
Thomas McKean: A Founding Father with a double life
Thomas McKean was a President before George Washington and supported judicial review before John Marshall. But today, McKean is…
The man who delivered California to the U.S., and was fired for it
On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But…
Gibbons v. Ogden: Defining Congress’ power under the Commerce Clause
On March 2, 1824, the Supreme Court ruled in Gibbons v. Ogden, holding that Congress may regulate interstate commerce.
The Speaker of the House and the Constitution
The current controversy over the Speaker of the House of Representatives has highlighted that position’s role as one of the most…
Looking Ahead: A Supreme Court Preview for 2023
The Supreme Court has been front and center in recent years due to a series of landmark decisions, and the year 2023 will likely…
Filibustering in the Modern Senate
In the first two parts of Constitution Daily’s series on the filibuster, we looked at its origins in the earliest sessions of…
The Previous Question: The Filibuster’s Early Murky History
One of the classic images in modern film is from Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington from 1939, when Jimmy Stewart’s…
On this day: “No taxation without representation!”
The Stamp Act Congress met on this day in New York in 1765, a meeting that led nine Colonies to declare the English Crown had no…
