On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But…
It was on this day in 1790 that the United States Supreme Court opened for business. The court back then bared little resemblance…
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that continues to divide the nation to this day.
In the U.S. Supreme Court, oral arguments usually focus on one or two legal questions that the justices have agreed to decide. But…
Since 1789, the Senate has confirmed 128 nominations to the Supreme Court, but seven successful nominees never took an oath of…
Today marks the anniversary of Rosa Parks’ decision to sit down for her rights on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, putting the effort…
On June 17, 1972, police caught five men breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in…
It was on this day that Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court.
On May 28, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an important part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s NIRA plan, when the…
On May 11, 1894, several thousand train workers started an unannounced strike at the Pullman Company in Illinois. Over the next…
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