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The longest Supreme Court nomination delay in history

by NCC Staff

The current controversy over Merrick Garland’s nomination has nothing on the worst Supreme Court delay of all time during John…

Can only a jury impose the death penalty?

by Lyle Denniston

Reading a Supreme Court ruling of last January in a widely expansive way, a divided Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down…

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…

Update:  Supreme Court sends right-to-sue case back to lower court

by NCC Staff

The Spokeo case has lurked under the media radar as one of the biggest decisions of the Supreme Court’s current term. So why do…

The debate over student off-campus speech and First Amendment protection

by NCC Staff

A recent federal court ruling about a public-school student punished for a Facebook post about a bomb threat may have some bigger…

Could Texas secede from the United States, if it wanted to?

by Jonathan Stahl

The upcoming Republican state convention in Texas may consider the topic of the state's secession from the United States. Here's a…

Constitution Check: In the Supreme Court vacancy fight, which election counts most?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston looks at the debate over the next Supreme Court nominee and how the upcoming November presidential and…

Behind closed doors, Supreme Court ponders legalized marijuana challenge

by NCC Staff

In private conference today, an eight-Justice Supreme Court may decide the fate of a battle between three states over the…

Should there be term limits for members of Congress and the Supreme Court?

by Nicandro Iannacci

The 22nd Amendment sets a two-term limit on the office of the President. Should members of the other two branches follow the same…

Constitution Check: What does the “Take Care Clause” mean?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at a big constitutional question in…

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