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Supreme Court rules parents can opt out children from LGBTQ storybooks in classrooms

by Scott Bomboy

A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a Maryland public school board likely violated the First Amendment rights of parents…

Supreme Court rules parents can opt out children from LGBTQ storybooks in classrooms
Explaining the constitutional right to peacefully assemble

by Scott Bomboy

One of the basic rights enshrined in our Constitution is the ability to peacefully assemble to address grievances against the…

Explaining the constitutional right to peacefully assemble
Supreme Court allows tax exemptions for Wisconsin religious charities

by Scott Bomboy

In a unanimous ruling last Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision denying unemployment tax…

Supreme Court allows tax exemptions for Wisconsin religious charities
Supreme Court begins homestretch in Trump Administration’s shadow

by Marcia Coyle

Constitution Daily contributor Marcia Coyle looks at 11 Supreme Court decisions worth watching this month because of their…

Supreme Court begins homestretch in Trump Administration’s shadow
Supreme Court deadlock on religious charter schools not likely the end of the story

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court’s deadlock on the constitutionality of religious charter schools did not resolve that contentious issue…

Supreme Court deadlock on religious charter schools not likely the end of the story
Lawsuit analyzes First Amendment protection for AI chatbots in civil case

by Scott Bomboy

A dispute between a software company that creates interactive chatbots for gaming purposes and the family of a late teenage game…

Lawsuit analyzes First Amendment protection for AI chatbots in civil case
What are the constitutional rights of green card holders?

by Scott Bomboy

Two recent legal cases involving the possible deportation of legal permanent residents, or green card holders, has brought new…

What are the constitutional rights of green card holders?
Law from the 1950s may play role in Columbia University student deportation case

by Scott Bomboy

The current case involving Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student facing expulsion from the United States for his…

Law from the 1950s may play role in Columbia University student deportation case
A trio of religion cases marks Spring on the Supreme Court’s argument docket

by Marcia Coyle

After a brief hiatus, the U.S. Supreme Court soon will jump back into an area of law likely to be a legacy of the Roberts…

A trio of religion cases marks Spring on the Supreme Court’s argument docket
Supreme Court allows TikTok ban to go into effect

by Scott Bomboy

A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled in favor in Congress after TikTok appealed a federal court decision that upheld federal law…

Supreme Court allows TikTok ban to go into effect