Constitution Daily Blog
Voting Rights
The next major challenge to the Voting Rights Act
Earlier this week, a decision by the Supreme Court to return two federal appeals cases to the lower courts will likely start…
Constitutional Voices: Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner spent nearly a quarter-century in the United States Senate insisting that the federal government had the power and…
The Supreme Court’s Callais decision sets new framework for racial gerrymandering
On Wednesday, a divided Supreme Court narrowed the ability of states to use race as a determining factor in creating election…
A new Supreme Court term with high stakes for the nation and the Roberts Court
President Donald Trump’s legal battles will dominate the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court even as the justices once again wade…
Can the marriage of “two great ideals…democracy and racial equality” survive the Supreme Court?
In September 2025, John Roberts Jr. will mark the 20th anniversary of his confirmation as Chief Justice of the United States.…
Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024
When the U.S. Supreme Court term began last fall, the docket contained a number of major cases but had little of the potential…
Two Justices Issue Challenge on Race
By tradition, U.S. Supreme Court justices do not speak to each other about cases they will decide until after oral arguments. But…
