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10 facts about the most famous scene in legal history

by NCC Staff

The legendary confrontation between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes Monkey Trial took place on a hot…

10 facts about the most famous scene in legal history
Six big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term

by Marcia Coyle

The Supreme Court wrapped up a historic term this week, one that will be defined largely by unprecedented constitutional issues…

Six big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court gives courts new marching orders on issues affecting Americans’ everyday lives

by Marcia Coyle

For four decades, courts have followed a Supreme Court decision that was a roadmap of how to proceed when confronted with…

The Supreme Court gives courts new marching orders on issues affecting Americans’ everyday lives
The Supreme Court rules on the government pressuring websites to moderate content

by Scott Bomboy

At what point does the government, in taking actions to make social media websites aware of content considered to be…

The Supreme Court rules on the government pressuring websites to moderate content
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?