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First Amendment
Did a Supreme Court decision change the rules for holiday displays?
Each December, there are several disputes about the use of religious symbols in holiday displays in public locations. But did last…
Supreme Court to decide when public officials officially act on social media pages
James Freed, appointed city manager of Port Huron, Michigan, in 2014, and Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane, elected…
Supreme Court Preview of the 2023-2024 Term
On October 2, 2023, the Supreme Court starts a new term as it considers another round of significant cases that could have a…
The National Constitution Center’s First Amendment Summit
On Sept. 13, 2023, the National Constitution Center, in partnership with a coalition of leading free speech organizations,…
Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing
The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…
Constitutional cases resulting from the 9/11 attacks
On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks carried out against the United States would become the catalyst for at least two wars,…
The Espionage Act’s constitutional legacy
One of the federal government’s most powerful laws is also known as one of its most controversial statutes: the Espionage Act.
The 303 Creative decision and expressive conduct
Last week, a 6-3 Supreme Court said the First Amendment allows a business offering “expressive” services to discriminate based…
Looking back: George Carlin and the Supreme Court
On July 3, 1978, the Supreme Court issued its historic verdict in the George Carlin “seven dirty words” case, a decision that…
The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States' flag has been part of American life for generations, but not without some…
