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Battle for the Constitution: Week of April 27th, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of April 27th, 2020 Roundup
Whither the U.S. Supreme Court?

by Marcia Coyle

Constitution Daily contributor Marcia Coyle looks at what may still be—with an unexpected element—the most significant Supreme…

Whither the U.S. Supreme Court?
School Choice and Separation of Church and State

by Jackie McDermott

A lawsuit over K-12 scholarships has sparked a battle over the religion clauses of the Constitution.

School Choice and Separation of Church and State
Battle for the Constitution: Week of Jan. 20, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Get a round-up of the latest from the “Battle for the Constitution:” a special project on the constitutional debates in…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of Jan. 20, 2020 Roundup
Looking back: One of the ugliest protests in White House history

by NCC Staff

Today marks the anniversary of an unusual event in White House history when President John Tyler's veto of a banking bill led to…

Looking back: One of the ugliest protests in White House history
Supreme Court allows more religious symbols

by Lyle Denniston

A widely-splintered Supreme Court, speaking through a variety of separate opinions, on Thursday agreed to allow governments at all…

Supreme Court allows more religious symbols
Recalling the Supreme Court’s historic statement on contraception and privacy

by Nicandro Iannacci

It was on this day in 1965 that the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case about contraception use by married couples that laid…

Recalling the Supreme Court’s historic statement on contraception and privacy
The Assange Indictment and the First Amendment

by Jackie McDermott

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest for hacking conspiracy charges last Wednesday has sparked renewed debate over where…

The Assange Indictment and the First Amendment
Justice Thomas, originalism and the First Amendment

by Lyle Denniston

In nearly 28 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been its most unwavering “originalist.” That means that…

Justice Thomas, originalism and the First Amendment
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