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Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 3, 2020 Roundup
Below is a round-up of the latest from the “Battle for the Constitution:” a special project on the constitutional debates in…
Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt
The long-running dispute over the constitutionality of the massive federal health insurance law – the Affordable Care Act, or…
Supreme Court to rule on privacy of Trump’s finances
Setting itself a constitutional task that could have a huge impact on presidential politics in 2020, the Supreme Court on Friday…
Two rulings, mixed results, on Trump vs. Congress
Two new court decisions – both historic, but both leaving a good deal of uncertainty – emerged Monday in constitutional…
Justice Kennedy awarded 2019 Liberty Medal
On October 27, 2019, the National Constitution Center awarded its 31st annual Liberty Medal to the Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy,…
Hugo Black, unabashed partisan for the Constitution
On August 12, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated then-Senator Hugo Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court.
Packing the Supreme Court explained
Senator Marco Rubio plans to propose a new constitutional amendment to permanently limit the Supreme Court to nine Justices. While…
Marbury v. Madison: The Supreme Court claims its power
In an act of “judicial jujitsu,” the Supreme Court issued its decision in Marbury v. Madison on February 24, 1803,…
The debate over emergency powers and the border wall
President Donald Trump’s statement that he is considering using emergency presidential powers to build a border wall has…
Breaking down the birthright citizenship debate
President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants will be getting a good…
