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Supreme Court’s mixed decision on the polling place clothing case

by Scott Bomboy

Last week, a divided Supreme Court said a Minnesota law barring political clothing within polling places is unconstitutional, but…

Supreme Court’s mixed decision on the polling place clothing case
Are the Justices ready for another gay wedding case?

by Lyle Denniston

The Supreme Court will soon show how eager – or how hesitant – it is to move ahead in defining the government’s power to…

Are the Justices ready for another gay wedding case?
The Supreme Court’s polling place dress-code case

by Scott Bomboy

Does the First Amendment protect messages on clothing people wear when casting their votes at polling places? That’s a…

The Supreme Court’s polling place dress-code case
Trump appeals Twitter ruling, unblocks plaintiffs

by NCC Staff

The Justice Department, as expected, will appeal a federal district court ruling about President Donald Trump’s Twitter habits.

Trump appeals Twitter ruling, unblocks plaintiffs
A limited start on gay couples’ marital rights

by Lyle Denniston

Three years after finding a constitutional right for gay and lesbian couples to get married, the Supreme Court chose on Monday to…

A limited start on gay couples’ marital rights
Supreme Court rules for baker in wedding-cake dispute

by Scott Bomboy

A divided Supreme Court said on Monday that a Colorado baker and cake artist was wrongly censored by the state of Colorado for…

Supreme Court rules for baker in wedding-cake dispute
A landmark Supreme Court decision faces extinction

by Scott Bomboy

On May 12, 1977, the Supreme Court set a precedent about union dues and public-worker unions that could be overturned in the next…

A landmark Supreme Court decision faces extinction
Can politicians block negative comments on their social media accounts?

by Scott Bomboy

The surging popularity of social media is testing one of the most basic constitutional rights: the public’s ability to criticize…

Can politicians block negative comments on their social media accounts?
Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution

by Scott Bomboy

Some of the most significant Supreme Court cases in history were controversies that were started by, or on behalf, of public…

Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution
Public school student free speech: A primer

by Scott Bomboy

Organized protests this week at public secondary and high schools related to the Parkland shooting have raised several…

Public school student free speech: A primer
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