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First Amendment
Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Honk Your Car Horn?
A lawsuit in California about the use of a car horn at a political protest is bringing back a contested question involving the…
An important date in Supreme Court history for the press
Today is the anniversary of one of the most important decisions in Supreme Court history that affected the civil rights movement…
On this day, the Roe v. Wade decision
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that continues to divide the nation to this day.
Is the Supreme Court Ready to Reshape the Social Media Landscape?
Free speech has been a major factor behind the internet’s dramatic growth in the past 25 years. But two cases at the Supreme…
Looking Ahead: A Supreme Court Preview for 2023
The Supreme Court has been front and center in recent years due to a series of landmark decisions, and the year 2023 will likely…
The First Amendment and school library book policies
Book selections at public school libraries are back in the headlines after a new lawsuit is questioning the constitutional power…
Zelenskyy latest in long line of Liberty Medal winners
In early November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will receive the National Constitution Center’s 2022 Liberty Medal,…
Will the New U.S. Supreme Court Deliver More Jolts to the Legal System?
After an intense blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court term, like the one just ended, the justices often have opted for a low key term.…
10 fascinating facts about Watergate
On June 17, 1972, police caught five men breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in…
The Justices’ faith and their Religion Clause decisions
After a recent television discussion of the religion decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the just-ended term, a viewer wrote in…
