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Confederate monuments debate heads to the courts

by Scott Bomboy

Do local governments have the ability to remove monuments in public spaces that commemorate the Confederacy, its military or its…

Confederate monuments debate heads to the courts
How Dr. King cited the Constitution in his Mountaintop speech

by NCC Staff

On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his last public speech, which referenced the Bible and the Constitution. His…

How Dr. King cited the Constitution in his Mountaintop speech
A review of the season’s lawsuits about holiday displays

by Scott Bomboy

For millions of Americans, December brings celebrations of religious and secular holidays. But the uniqueness of the season also…

A review of the season’s lawsuits about holiday displays
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s new constitutional dilemma

by Lyle Denniston

Over the years, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has become the Supreme Court’s most energetic defender of gay rights, one of its true…

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s new constitutional dilemma
Supreme Court denies Westboro funeral protest appeal

by Scott Bomboy

Without comment, the United States Supreme Court denied an appeal from the Westboro Baptist Church on Monday about a Nebraska law…

Supreme Court denies Westboro funeral protest appeal
Supreme Court takes political clothing at polls case

by Scott Bomboy

On Monday, the Supreme Court accepted an appeal about the ability of a voter to wear clothing or campaign buttons at a polling…

Supreme Court takes political clothing at polls case
Justices to rule on abortion foes’ rights

by Lyle Denniston

Taking on a deeply controversial question about the rights of abortion foes when they set up counseling and treatment centers for…

Justices to rule on abortion foes’ rights
Justice Department insists Trump Twitter account is private

by NCC Staff

In legal papers filed late last week, Justice Department lawyers want a federal court to dismiss a First Amendment lawsuit about…

Justice Department insists Trump Twitter account is private
The First Amendment and restricting professional athlete protests

by Scott Bomboy

The current debate over pro sports athletes’ symbolic protests in public arenas touches on some basic First Amendment…

The First Amendment and restricting professional athlete protests
Ex-football coach loses federal appeal over prayer case

by Scott Bomboy

A former Washington state public high school football coach has lost his latest court battle over his right to lead prayers on the…

Ex-football coach loses federal appeal over prayer case
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