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First Amendment
Fact Check: Do existing federal civil rights laws already protect transgender people?
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
A recent federal court ruling about a public-school student punished for a Facebook post about a bomb threat may have some bigger…
The Supreme Court’s next big fight over money in politics
In this commentary, Rick Hasen from the University of California, Irvine, looks at how a new Court lineup could deal with campaign…
Explaining bathroom bills, transgender rights, and equal protection
Lana Ulrich, associate in-house counsel at the National Constitution Center, looks at the detailed arguments in the debate over…
Has the Supreme Court brokered a workable deal on birth-control?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, breaks down the initial responses requested…
Constitution Check: If the Supreme Court’s birth-control idea is rejected, what then?
In the second of a two-part series, Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at…
When privacy and the press collide
Who gets to decide what is "newsworthy"? A high-profile dispute between Gawker and Hulk Hogan asks the question.
Hecklers and the First Amendment on the campaign trail
Free, robust, and intense political debate is a hallmark of any legitimate democratic system, but recent events on the 2016…
Constitution Check: Do famous people own their own celebrity identities?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at a case at the Supreme Court for…
Constitution Check: Does Apple have a right to resist the FBI’s phone search demand?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at how the legal fight between Apple…
