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Vidal v. Elster: Unanimous decision, divided court

by Shailee Desai

On June 13, the Supreme Court decided Vidal v. Elster, a case about the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s Names Clause. The…

Vidal v. Elster: Unanimous decision, divided court
What will Justices Barrett and Jackson bring to the Supreme Court’s homestretch?

by Marcia Coyle

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…

What will Justices Barrett and Jackson bring to the Supreme Court’s homestretch?
Unanimous Supreme Court rejects ban on abortion pills

by Scott Bomboy

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against a group of medical associations and doctors who opposed the use of mifepristone, a…

Unanimous Supreme Court rejects ban on abortion pills
Examining the legacy of Chief Justice Warren Burger

by NCC Staff

On June 9, 1969, a near unanimous Senate confirmed federal judge Warren Burger as Chief Justice of the United States, starting a…

Examining the legacy of Chief Justice Warren Burger
In the Supreme Court, unanimous decisions aren’t necessarily the “easy” cases

by Marcia Coyle

The late Justice Antonin Scalia once told this reporter: “There is no relationship between the difficulty of a case and its…

In the Supreme Court, unanimous decisions aren’t necessarily the “easy” cases
The most underrated Founding Father: Oliver Ellsworth?

by NCC Staff

On the anniversary of Oliver Ellsworth’s birth, Constitution Daily looks back an important founder who helped forge a compromise…

The most underrated Founding Father: Oliver Ellsworth?
Update: The final briefs before the Trump immunity case arguments

by Scott Bomboy

The final briefs in former President Donald Trump’s latest case at the Supreme Court have been submitted related to a former…

Update: The final briefs before the Trump immunity case arguments
How To Listen To Donald Trump’s Immunity Case at the Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy

On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Donald J. Trump v. United States, a case about former President…

How To Listen To Donald Trump’s Immunity Case at the Supreme Court
The remarkable career of Charles Evans Hughes

by Scott Bomboy

On the anniversary of his birthday, Constitution Daily looks back at the career of Charles Evans Hughes, former Chief Justice and…

The remarkable career of Charles Evans Hughes
Once again, Supreme Court dives into abortion fray

by Marcia Coyle

The only people who may have actually believed the Supreme Court was getting out of the abortion issue by eliminating the…

Once again, Supreme Court dives into abortion fray
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