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On this day, Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia

Today marks the 229th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s death, which drew many different responses from the citizens of Philadelphia (who mourned in droves) and the U.S. Senate (which refused to mourn Franklin).

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Will the Supreme Court clip the wings of prosecutors in their Jan. 6 prosecutions?

Before the U.S. Supreme Court takes up former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal prosecution in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.…

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Is there a constitutional right for homeless encampments on public property?

On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of local government ordinances regulating the use of public property by homeless people.…

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The forgotten man who almost became President after Lincoln

On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died from his assassin’s wounds. But if John Wilkes Booth’s plot were entirely successful, a little-known senator…

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10 facts about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination

It was on this day in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford’s Theater. Lincoln died the next morning, and in the aftermath,…

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