Constitution Daily Blog
Article III
Vidal v. Elster: Unanimous decision, divided court
On June 13, the Supreme Court decided Vidal v. Elster, a case about the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s Names Clause. The…
What will Justices Barrett and Jackson bring to the Supreme Court’s homestretch?
By the end of June or early July, Americans will learn the outcome of a remarkable number of major cases in the U.S. Supreme…
Unanimous Supreme Court rejects ban on abortion pills
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against a group of medical associations and doctors who opposed the use of mifepristone, a…
Examining the legacy of Chief Justice Warren Burger
On June 9, 1969, a near unanimous Senate confirmed federal judge Warren Burger as Chief Justice of the United States, starting a…
In the Supreme Court, unanimous decisions aren’t necessarily the “easy” cases
The late Justice Antonin Scalia once told this reporter: “There is no relationship between the difficulty of a case and its…
The most underrated Founding Father: Oliver Ellsworth?
On the anniversary of Oliver Ellsworth’s birth, Constitution Daily looks back an important founder who helped forge a compromise…
Update: The final briefs before the Trump immunity case arguments
The final briefs in former President Donald Trump’s latest case at the Supreme Court have been submitted related to a former…
How To Listen To Donald Trump’s Immunity Case at the Supreme Court
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Donald J. Trump v. United States, a case about former President…
The remarkable career of Charles Evans Hughes
On the anniversary of his birthday, Constitution Daily looks back at the career of Charles Evans Hughes, former Chief Justice and…
Once again, Supreme Court dives into abortion fray
The only people who may have actually believed the Supreme Court was getting out of the abortion issue by eliminating the…
