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Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing

by Marcia Coyle

The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…

Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing
State courts, voters increasingly turning to state constitutions to protect rights

by Marcia Coyle

Nearly 50 years ago, Justice William Brennan Jr. urged lawyers and others to look to state constitutions for more protection of…

State courts, voters increasingly turning to state constitutions to protect rights
On this day, a divided Supreme Court rules on the Second Amendment

by NCC Staff

On June 28, 2010, a deeply divided Supreme Court upholds gun-ownership rights within homes on a national basis, expanding on a…

On this day, a divided Supreme Court rules on the Second Amendment
With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts

by Marcia Coyle

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down New York’s concealed carry gun law and revoked women’s…

With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts
When the term ends, what will you think of your Supreme Court?

by Marcia Coyle

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…

When the term ends, what will you think of your Supreme Court?
Significant Supreme Court Cases Remaining in the 2021-2022 Term

by Scott Bomboy

With the Supreme Court approaching the start of summer, the justices will likely decide the court’s major remaining cases by…

Significant Supreme Court Cases Remaining in the 2021-2022 Term
A Second Amendment sequel premieres next week in the U.S. Supreme Court

by Marcia Coyle

With the Mississippi and Texas abortion cases on the docket now, the U.S. Supreme Court’s current term will be defined by what…

A Second Amendment sequel premieres next week in the U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court: Surprises in the home stretch?

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court wraps up oral arguments this week and begins an intense period of drafting opinions in its pending cases.…

The U.S. Supreme Court: Surprises in the home stretch?
A conflict at home creates conflict over the Fourth Amendment in the U.S. Supreme Court

by Marcia Coyle

The ancient adage says that “a man’s house is his castle.” The Supreme Court would add, “with exceptions.” Next week,…

A conflict at home creates conflict over the Fourth Amendment in the U.S. Supreme Court
Battle for the Constitution: Week of June 15, 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 June 15, 2020 Roundup
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