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Article III
Explaining the Trump immunity case at the Supreme Court
On April 25, 2024, Supreme Court will consider former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from conspiracy and…
Is a bump stock a “machinegun?” The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the question
After the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip—the worst in American history—many Americans learned the phrase “bump…
A controversial executive order leads to internment camps
On this day in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued his most-controversial executive order, an act that sent more than…
Explaining Donald Trump’s 14th Amendment case at the Supreme Court
On Feb. 8, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a potentially historic case that could affect former President Donald…
How FDR lost his brief war on the Supreme Court
On February 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt shocked America by introducing a plan to expand the Supreme Court, to gain…
Daniel Webster’s unique Supreme Court legacy
Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of 19th century America as an orator and politician. Perhaps less known is…
Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024
When the U.S. Supreme Court term began last fall, the docket contained a number of major cases but had little of the potential…
Sandra Day O’Connor’s role in landmark Supreme Court cases
The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor played a key role in some of the Supreme Court’s major decisions during her nearly 25…
America’s relic: The story of the Lincoln catafalque
On Dec. 19, 2023, the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court upon the Lincoln catafalque. The…
On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race
On December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended a Florida vote recount in the presidential election contest between George W. Bush…
