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Did Congress invade the judicial power to protect a pipeline?

by Marcia Coyle

A political deal to secure the vote of a Democratic senator in the recent debt ceiling battle has teed up a U.S. Supreme Court…

Did Congress invade the judicial power to protect a pipeline?
The Supreme Court’s other recent major civil rights decision

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent and surprising voting rights decision overshadowed another civil rights victory that same day, a…

The Supreme Court’s other recent major civil rights decision
A look at landmark Supreme Court cases on race and the Constitution

by Lana Ulrich

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers two important cases about affirmative action and higher education, Constitution Daily looks at…

A look at landmark Supreme Court cases on race and the Constitution
10 fascinating facts about President Ulysses Grant

by NCC Staff

Today marks the birthday of Ulysses Grant, who played a unique role in American history. Here is a look at a military leader who…

10 fascinating facts about President Ulysses Grant
On the day, Justice Noah Swayne confirmed by the Senate

by Nicholas Mosvick

On this day in 1862, Noah Swayne was confirmed by the Senate to replace Justice John McLean, one of two dissenters in the Dred…

On the day, Justice Noah Swayne confirmed by the Senate
On this day, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed

by NCC Staff

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act, a centerpiece of the civil rights movement that…

On this day, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed
Looking back at the Ku Klux Klan Act

by Nicholas Mosvick

The Ku Klux Klan Act may be a law from the Reconstruction era, but it still relevant today as a way to address modern civil rights…

Looking back at the Ku Klux Klan Act
How we wound up with the income tax

by Scott Bomboy

Imagine a world with a federal income tax; if you were an American citizen before 1913, with a few exceptions you didn’t have to…

How we wound up with the income tax
The Constitution offers another path to Trump accountability

by Marcia Coyle

The 25th Amendment is a non-starter in the effort to remove President Donald Trump from office. Impeachment may stall in the U.S.…

The Constitution offers another path to Trump accountability
Looking Back: The Electoral Commission of 1877

by Scott Bomboy

Ted Cruz and other senators are requesting a special electoral commission to investigate the fairness of votes in the 2020…

Looking Back: The Electoral Commission of 1877