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First Amendment
A limited start on gay couples’ marital rights
Three years after finding a constitutional right for gay and lesbian couples to get married, the Supreme Court chose on Monday to…
Supreme Court rules for baker in wedding-cake dispute
A divided Supreme Court said on Monday that a Colorado baker and cake artist was wrongly censored by the state of Colorado for…
A landmark Supreme Court decision faces extinction
On May 12, 1977, the Supreme Court set a precedent about union dues and public-worker unions that could be overturned in the next…
Can politicians block negative comments on their social media accounts?
The surging popularity of social media is testing one of the most basic constitutional rights: the public’s ability to criticize…
Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution
Some of the most significant Supreme Court cases in history were controversies that were started by, or on behalf, of public…
Public school student free speech: A primer
Organized protests this week at public secondary and high schools related to the Parkland shooting have raised several…
Public meeting arrest case puts Justices in predicament
When can someone be arrested at a public government meeting during a public comment forum? That’s a tricky question the…
Gorsuch seen as decider in union fees case
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch said nothing during Monday’s Supreme Court arguments in a potential landmark case that could…
Confederate monuments debate heads to the courts
Do local governments have the ability to remove monuments in public spaces that commemorate the Confederacy, its military or its…
How Dr. King cited the Constitution in his Mountaintop speech
On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his last public speech, which referenced the Bible and the Constitution. His…
