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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: Panama regains the Panama Canal

by NCC Staff

On December 31, 1999, the United States officially handed the Panama Canal over to Panama’s government, ending a long saga that…

On this day: Panama regains the Panama Canal
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
10 fascinating facts about former President Jimmy Carter

by NCC Staff

Today we celebrate the birthday of former President Jimmy Carter. The Georgia native is certainly unique in comparison with other…

10 fascinating facts about former President Jimmy Carter
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
Battle for the Constitution: Week of May 10th, 2021 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 May 10th, 2021 Roundup
How Congress created an army of millions in 1917

by Nicholas Mosvick

On April 27, 1917. Republican California Representative Julius Kahn introduced to the House Resolution 3545—known better as the…

How Congress created an army of millions in 1917
Battle for the Constitution: Week of April 19th, 2021 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 April 19th, 2021 Roundup
Andrew Jackson, presidential censure and the Constitution

by NCC Staff

On March 28, 1834, the U.S. Senate censured President Andrew Jackson in a tug-of-war that had questionable constitutional roots…

Andrew Jackson, presidential censure and the Constitution
Battle for the Constitution: Week of February 22nd, 2021 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 February 22nd, 2021 Roundup
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