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First Amendment
On this day, the Supreme Court speaks on the First Amendment
On March 3, 1919, the Supreme Court decided Schenck v. United States, the first in a line of major First Amendment cases to…
A Look Back: Sedition, Free Speech and the President
In today’s political climate, the words “sedition” and “censorship” are being tossed around in public discussions. But…
God and the Justices, in Court Once Again
The U.S. Supreme Court in the last few terms has been carving a legacy of religion-favored rulings in such areas as employment,…
The constitutional issues related to Covid-19 mask mandates
Requirements to wear facemasks in the fight against Covid-19 are back in the news after some political leaders have issued…
The debate over inflatable rats and the First Amendment
A recent National Labor Relations Board decision will allow giant inflatable rats to remain at some union protest sites. But the…
Justice Breyer scouts a path through a sticky thicket of student speech
During U.S. Supreme Court arguments in April in the case of the cursing cheerleader, Justice Stephen Breyer was frustrated with…
Supreme Court narrowly protects student free speech online
In a closely watched decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a public school student’s off-campus Snapchat rant was…
Justice Alito’s ‘Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’
In three major U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. found himself with losing arguments and he wrote…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of May 3rd, 2021 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
The U.S. Supreme Court: Surprises in the home stretch?
The U.S. Supreme Court wraps up oral arguments this week and begins an intense period of drafting opinions in its pending cases.…
