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Daniel Webster’s unique Supreme Court legacy

by Scott Bomboy

Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of 19th century America as an orator and politician. Perhaps less known is…

Daniel Webster’s unique Supreme Court legacy
Looking Back: Nullification in American History

by Samarth Desai

In two recent Supreme Court opinions about abortion, the constitutional theory of nullification was cited by several justices. But…

Looking Back: Nullification in American History
Supreme Court to rule on privacy of Trump’s finances

by Lyle Denniston

Setting itself a constitutional task that could have a huge impact on presidential politics in 2020, the Supreme Court on Friday…

Supreme Court to rule on privacy of Trump’s finances
Trump tax returns case to reach Justices shortly

by Lyle Denniston

President Donald Trump’s lawyers plan, within the next 10 days, to go to the Supreme Court with a plea to rule – before the…

Trump tax returns case to reach Justices shortly
Could California really become its own country?

by Scott Bomboy

There is now a movement afoot by a group seeking a ballot referendum in California for that state to become its own sovereign…

McCulloch v. Maryland: Expanding the power of Congress

by Jonathan Stahl

On March 6, 1819, the Supreme Court ruled in McCulloch v. Maryland, holding that Congress has the power to establish a national…

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