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Explaining the Trump immunity case at the Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy

On April 25, 2024, Supreme Court will consider former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from conspiracy and…

Explaining the Trump immunity case at the Supreme Court
A controversial executive order leads to internment camps

by NCC Staff

On this day in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued his most-controversial executive order, an act that sent more than…

A controversial executive order leads to internment camps
How FDR lost his brief war on the Supreme Court

by NCC Staff

On February 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt shocked America by introducing a plan to expand the Supreme Court, to gain…

How FDR lost his brief war on the Supreme Court
Daniel Webster’s unique Supreme Court legacy

by Scott Bomboy

Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of 19th century America as an orator and politician. Perhaps less known is…

Daniel Webster’s unique Supreme Court legacy
Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024

by Marcia Coyle

When the U.S. Supreme Court term began last fall, the docket contained a number of major cases but had little of the potential…

Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024
Sandra Day O’Connor’s role in landmark Supreme Court cases

by Scott Bomboy

The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor played a key role in some of the Supreme Court’s major decisions during her nearly 25…

Sandra Day O’Connor’s role in landmark Supreme Court cases
America’s relic: The story of the Lincoln catafalque

by Scott Bomboy

On Dec. 19, 2023, the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court upon the Lincoln catafalque. The…

America’s relic: The story of the Lincoln catafalque
On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race

by NCC Staff

On December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended a Florida vote recount in the presidential election contest between George W. Bush…

On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race
Retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor passes away at 93

by NCC Staff

The Supreme Court announced this morning that retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who left the bench in 2006, has…

Retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor passes away at 93
On This Day: Senate rejects Robert Bork for the Supreme Court

by NCC Staff

On October 23, 1987, the United States Senate held one of the most-controversial votes on a Supreme Court nominee in its history,…

On This Day: Senate rejects Robert Bork for the Supreme Court
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