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Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause
On this day, the Supreme Court issues the Korematsu decision
In December 1944, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most controversial decisions, which upheld the constitutionality of…
Constitutional cases resulting from the 9/11 attacks
On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks carried out against the United States would become the catalyst for at least two wars,…
On this day, Justice Frank Murphy was sworn in
On this day, Justice Frank Murphy was sworn in by the clerk of the Court, Charles Elmore Cropley. When the ceremony finished on…
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.
Frontiero v. Richardson: A landmark case for gender equality
On May 14, 1973, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Frontiero v. Richardson, a case that furthered the cause of gender…
