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Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing
The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…
State courts, voters increasingly turning to state constitutions to protect rights
Nearly 50 years ago, Justice William Brennan Jr. urged lawyers and others to look to state constitutions for more protection of…
On this day, a divided Supreme Court rules on the Second Amendment
On June 28, 2010, a deeply divided Supreme Court upholds gun-ownership rights within homes on a national basis, expanding on a…
With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down New York’s concealed carry gun law and revoked women’s…
When the term ends, what will you think of your Supreme Court?
The U.S. Supreme Court may wrap up its term in the next two weeks and many in the nation are watching closely for potential…
Significant Supreme Court Cases Remaining in the 2021-2022 Term
With the Supreme Court approaching the start of summer, the justices will likely decide the court’s major remaining cases by…
A Second Amendment sequel premieres next week in the U.S. Supreme Court
With the Mississippi and Texas abortion cases on the docket now, the U.S. Supreme Court’s current term will be defined by what…
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.…
A conflict at home creates conflict over the Fourth Amendment in the U.S. Supreme Court
The ancient adage says that “a man’s house is his castle.” The Supreme Court would add, “with exceptions.” Next week,…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of June 15, 2020 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
