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Article VI

Daniel Webster’s unique Supreme Court legacy

by Scott Bomboy

Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of 19th century America as an orator and politician. Perhaps less known is…

Daniel Webster’s unique Supreme Court legacy
Happy birthday to First United States Congress

by NCC Staff

On this day in 1789, the First Congress under our current Constitution met in its first joint session in New York and undertook an…

Happy birthday to First United States Congress
Looking Back: Nullification in American History

by Samarth Desai

In two recent Supreme Court opinions about abortion, the constitutional theory of nullification was cited by several justices. But…

Looking Back: Nullification in American History
Trump asks Justices for sweeping legal immunity

by Lyle Denniston

In a Supreme Court plea that almost surely is unique in American history, President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on…

Trump asks Justices for sweeping legal immunity
Trump tax returns case to reach Justices shortly

by Lyle Denniston

President Donald Trump’s lawyers plan, within the next 10 days, to go to the Supreme Court with a plea to rule – before the…

Trump tax returns case to reach Justices shortly
Sanctuary city moves could force issue closer to court dates

by Scott Bomboy

The Justice Department’s announcement of funding sanctions against cities and counties that don’t honor some immigration…

Sanctuary city moves could force issue closer to court dates
Could Trump administration shut down legal marijuana sales?

by Scott Bomboy

Remarks from a Trump spokesman that the new administration might want legal recreational marijuana sales to end in several states…

Could California really become its own country?

by Scott Bomboy

There is now a movement afoot by a group seeking a ballot referendum in California for that state to become its own sovereign…

Constitution Check: Are people who follow some religious faiths barred from the presidency?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at how part of the debate about a…

Constitution Check: Do state legislatures have the power to shut down state courts?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s adviser on constitutional literacy, examines the rising pressure that state…

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