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First Amendment
Can presidential candidates sue media outlets for defamation?
As the presidential campaign heads towards its conclusion, lawyers for at least one candidate have threatened a defamation lawsuit…
New government report explores tension between religious liberty and civil rights
The country is divided, and so is the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Supreme Court Preview: Religion and access to government programs
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
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
“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?
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?
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?
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
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?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, explains why suggestions that transgender…
