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On this day, the Roe v. Wade decision

by NCC Staff

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that continues to divide the nation to this day.

On this day, the Roe v. Wade decision
Is the Supreme Court Ready to Reshape the Social Media Landscape?

by Scott Bomboy

Free speech has been a major factor behind the internet’s dramatic growth in the past 25 years. But two cases at the Supreme…

Is the Supreme Court Ready to Reshape the Social Media Landscape?
Looking Ahead: A Supreme Court Preview for 2023

by Scott Bomboy

The Supreme Court has been front and center in recent years due to a series of landmark decisions, and the year 2023 will likely…

Looking Ahead: A Supreme Court Preview for 2023
The First Amendment and school library book policies

by Scott Bomboy

Book selections at public school libraries are back in the headlines after a new lawsuit is questioning the constitutional power…

The First Amendment and school library book policies
Zelenskyy latest in long line of Liberty Medal winners

by NCC Staff

In early November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will receive the National Constitution Center’s 2022 Liberty Medal,…

Zelenskyy latest in long line of Liberty Medal winners
Will the New U.S. Supreme Court Deliver More Jolts to the Legal System?

by Marcia Coyle

After an intense blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court term, like the one just ended, the justices often have opted for a low key term.…

Will the New U.S. Supreme Court Deliver More Jolts to the Legal System?
10 fascinating facts about Watergate

by NCC Staff

On June 17, 1972, police caught five men breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in…

10 fascinating facts about Watergate
The Justices’ faith and their Religion Clause decisions

by Marcia Coyle

After a recent television discussion of the religion decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the just-ended term, a viewer wrote in…

The Justices’ faith and their Religion Clause decisions
Supreme Court declines challenge to landmark media libel law

by Scott Bomboy

For now, the Supreme Court will not reconsider a landmark decision, New York Times v. Sullivan, that protects media outlets from…

Supreme Court declines challenge to landmark media libel law
Significant Supreme Court Cases Remaining in the 2021-2022 Term

by Scott Bomboy

With the Supreme Court approaching the start of summer, the justices will likely decide the court’s major remaining cases by…

Significant Supreme Court Cases Remaining in the 2021-2022 Term
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