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Article III, Section 1

Supreme Court rules for sports betting

by Scott Bomboy

The Supreme Court started the process of releasing significant decisions from its current term on Monday, with a much-anticipated…

Supreme Court rules for sports betting
Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution

by Scott Bomboy

Some of the most significant Supreme Court cases in history were controversies that were started by, or on behalf, of public…

Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution
Why do politicians and judges get paid during a government shutdown?

by Scott Bomboy

One of the biggest questions during a federal government shutdown is, “who gets paid?” Due to the Constitution, the people…

Why do politicians and judges get paid during a government shutdown?
Was the Vietnam War unconstitutional?

by Lyle Denniston

This is the second of several articles that Constitution Daily will publish on the constitutional legacy of the war in Vietnam,…

Was the Vietnam War unconstitutional?
Three Supreme Court cases involving the Ku Klux Klan

by NCC Staff

Violent public demonstrations involving white supremacists and counter-protesters in Virginia last weekend are driving a lot of…

Three Supreme Court cases involving the Ku Klux Klan
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Applying the Constitution to Guantánamo prisoners

by NCC Staff

On June 29, 2006, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bush administration's use of military commissions to try suspected terrorists…

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Applying the Constitution to Guantánamo prisoners
The history behind Loving v. Virginia

by Matthew Pinsker

In this commentary, Matthew Pinsker of Dickinson College explores the laws, practices, and cases that led up to the Supreme…

The history behind Loving v. Virginia
Ronald Reagan’s big impact on the Supreme Court

by NCC Staff

The Reagan era of the 1980s is often remembered for the President’s pursuit of ending the Cold War and his legacy as the…

Why the Supreme Court isn’t compelled to follow a conduct code

by Scott Bomboy

The debate over recent remarks by a Supreme Court Justice about a presidential candidate has brought attention to a…

The Supreme Court's Utah v. Strieff decision and the Fourth Amendment

by Joshua Waimberg

On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Utah v. Strieff, involving the intricacies of the Fourth Amendment’s…

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