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Article III, Section 1

Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court ruled against segregation

by NCC Staff

The decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka on May 17, 1954 is perhaps the most famous of all Supreme Court cases, as it…

Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court ruled against segregation
The day the Supreme Court killed Hollywood’s studio system

by Scott Bomboy

Today marks the anniversary of an important Supreme Court case that helped to end the Hollywood studio system and fuel a young…

The day the Supreme Court killed Hollywood’s studio system
On this day, women first allowed to argue Supreme Court cases

by Scott Bomboy

On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a new law that would admit women as members of the Supreme Court bar…

On this day, women first allowed to argue Supreme Court cases
Who were the first six Supreme Court justices?

by NCC Staff

It was on this day in 1790 that the United States Supreme Court opened for business. The court back then bared little resemblance…

Who were the first six Supreme Court justices?
Remembering the Supreme Court’s first dissenter

by Scott Bomboy

On December 27, 1771, future Supreme Court Justice William Johnson, Jr., was born in South Carolina. Johnson has attracted a…

Remembering the Supreme Court’s first dissenter
Rosa Parks’ journey as a civil rights icon

by NCC Staff

On the occasion of Rosa Park’s birthday, Constitution Daily looks at her journey from a childhood in the segregated south to her…

Rosa Parks’ journey as a civil rights icon
Thurgood Marshall: A retrospective

by NCC Staff

On January 24, 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died at the age of 84. Marshall was one of the best-known…

Thurgood Marshall: A retrospective
Supreme Court confirms Excessive Fines Clause applies to states

by Scott Bomboy

In a unanimous ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court overturned an Indiana Supreme Court decision that said that part of federal…

Supreme Court confirms Excessive Fines Clause applies to states
Justice Thomas, originalism and the First Amendment

by Lyle Denniston

In nearly 28 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been its most unwavering “originalist.” That means that…

Justice Thomas, originalism and the First Amendment
Why does the Supreme Court have nine Justices?

by NCC Staff

Next Monday night, President Donald Trump will announce his nominee to replace Anthony Kennedy as the Supreme Court’s ninth…

Why does the Supreme Court have nine Justices?
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