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The National Constitution Center’s First Amendment Summit

by NCC Staff

On Sept. 13, 2023, the National Constitution Center, in partnership with a coalition of leading free speech organizations,…

The National Constitution Center’s First Amendment Summit
Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing

by Marcia Coyle

The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…

Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing
Constitutional cases resulting from the 9/11 attacks

by Michael Boyd

On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks carried out against the United States would become the catalyst for at least two wars,…

Constitutional cases resulting from the 9/11 attacks
The Espionage Act’s constitutional legacy

by Scott Bomboy

One of the federal government’s most powerful laws is also known as one of its most controversial statutes: the Espionage Act.

The Espionage Act’s constitutional legacy
10 facts about the most famous scene in legal history

by NCC Staff

The legendary confrontation between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes Monkey Trial took place on a hot…

10 facts about the most famous scene in legal history
The 303 Creative decision and expressive conduct

by Marcia Coyle

Last week, a 6-3 Supreme Court said the First Amendment allows a business offering “expressive” services to discriminate based…

The 303 Creative decision and expressive conduct
Looking back: George Carlin and the Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy

On July 3, 1978, the Supreme Court issued its historic verdict in the George Carlin “seven dirty words” case, a decision that…

Looking back: George Carlin and the Supreme Court
When the Supreme Court ruled to allow American flag burning

by NCC Staff

On June 21, 1989, a deeply divided United States Supreme Court upheld the rights of protesters to burn the American flag in a…

When the Supreme Court ruled to allow American flag burning
The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance

by Scott Bomboy

The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States' flag has been part of American life for generations, but not without some…

The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance
Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Honk Your Car Horn?

by Scott Bomboy

A lawsuit in California about the use of a car horn at a political protest is bringing back a contested question involving the…

Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Honk Your Car Horn?
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