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Article III
Aaron Burr’s trial and the Constitution’s treason clause
It was on this day in 1807 that former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of treason charges. The trial was truly a “Trial…
Thurgood Marshall’s unique Supreme Court legacy
On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. Marshall…
Did Congress invade the judicial power to protect a pipeline?
A political deal to secure the vote of a Democratic senator in the recent debt ceiling battle has teed up a U.S. Supreme Court…
Supreme Court rules against Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program
A divided Supreme Court on Friday has struck down an expansive debt-relief program for student loans created during the Covid-19…
On this day, a divided Supreme Court rules on the Second Amendment
On June 28, 2010, a deeply divided Supreme Court upholds gun-ownership rights within homes on a national basis, expanding on a…
When the Supreme Court first ruled on affirmative action
On June 28, 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, laying the groundwork for…
Lincoln and Taney’s great writ showdown
On May 28, 1861, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney directly challenged President Abraham Lincoln’s wartime suspension of…
Could fishing companies upset a boatload of federal agencies with their Supreme Court challenge?
A group of commercial fishing companies soon will have the opportunity to persuade the Supreme Court of the United States to do…
On this day, Supreme Court reviews redistricting
On March 26, 1962, the Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr, finding that it had the power to review the redistricting of state…
Thomas McKean: A Founding Father with a double life
Thomas McKean was a President before George Washington and supported judicial review before John Marshall. But today, McKean is…
