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Cannibal Cop case concludes with last charge dismissed
A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed the last remaining charge in the New York City “Cannibal Cop” case, ruling that…
Eight different editorials about Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson controversy
The name of former United States and Princeton University president Woodrow Wilson may soon be erased from that college’s…
The Klan seeks an Adopt-a-Highway sign in Georgia
A Klan branch in Georgia, with the help of the ACLU, is asking the courts for an explanation about why it can't participate in an…
Justice Antonin Scalia rails again about flag-burning “weirdoes”
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was in Philadelphia last night, making remarks about the Court, a controversial flag-burning…
Supreme Court refuses to hear donor disclosure case
On Monday, the nation’s highest court declined to review a case from California about the value and First Amendment status of…
Constitution Check: Is the new Obamacare case all about the nuns?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the desire of attorneys to have the…
Can “In God We Trust” be displayed on police cars?
The state of Texas and a group promoting the separation of church and state don’t see eye-to-eye over a growing practice of…
Supreme Court accepts new Obamacare challenge
The United States Supreme Court on Friday afternoon said it will consolidate seven cases challenging Obamacare’s birth-control…
Constitution Check: Which birth control case will the Supreme Court choose?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the seven cases the Supreme Court…
Schenck v. United States: Defining the limits of free speech
In a decision that shaped the First Amendment’s right to free speech for nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court ruled in Schenck v.…
