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Law Day: 10 famous people who were lawyers

May 1 is Law Day, an event that honors “liberty, justice and equality under law which our forefathers bequeathed” to the United States. Learn more about 10 famous people who studied the law, from Abraham Lincoln to Nelson Mandela.

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The most underrated Founding Father: Oliver Ellsworth?

On the anniversary of Oliver Ellsworth’s birth, Constitution Daily looks back an important founder who helped forge a compromise that led to the Constitution,…

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10 birthday facts about President James Monroe

James Monroe was the only president, aside from George Washington, to run unopposed for re-election. But that may not be the most surprising fact about the last…

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Supreme Court tackles history with Trump’s immunity case

On Thursday, the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court tackled a question “for the ages” in the Trump v. United States immunity case arguments. But after…

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On this day, Supreme Court Justice William Brennan is born

On April 25, 1906, future Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan was born in New Jersey. During his nearly 34 years at the Court, Brennan wrote the second-most…

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