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Supreme Court Preview: Religion and access to government programs

by Scott Bomboy

One of the more interesting cases upcoming at the Supreme Court involves the legacy of the controversial Blaine amendments, which…

Supreme Court steps into new health care dispute

by Lyle Denniston

The Supreme Court, acting with no sign of dissent, moved on Wednesday to interrupt at least temporarily a series of lower court…

Celebrity plural family case appeal filed with the Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy

“Sister Wives” TV star Kody Brown is taking his case to Washington, as his attorneys have filed a last-ditch Supreme Court…

Constitution Check: Do online publishers have a right to gather news?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, our Supreme Court correspondent, looks a Senate subcommittee’s demand for information from an online publisher…

Does the United States or other countries compel National Anthem etiquette?

by Scott Bomboy

The recent stance by National Football League player Colin Kaepernick about standing for the National Anthem is drawing a lot of…

Constitution Check: Does the First Amendment protect a wedding cake as an art form?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at a potential Supreme Court test case…

Climate change in the courts: Big Oil and Big Tobacco

by Lana Ulrich

State officials say fossil fuel companies are defrauding the public. But in their zeal to win, are they violating constitutional…

Is the Supreme Court ready to take on transgender rights?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, explains why suggestions that transgender…

Fact Check: Do existing federal civil rights laws already protect transgender people?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center's constitutional literacy expert, looks at the statutory path in the debate over…

The debate over student off-campus speech and First Amendment protection

by NCC Staff

A recent federal court ruling about a public-school student punished for a Facebook post about a bomb threat may have some bigger…

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