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No earthquake, but did the Supreme Court shift a bit in its approach to guns?

Did the U.S. Supreme Court last week engage in a course correction in its approach to gun regulation and the Second Amendment?

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When the Supreme Court ruled to allow American flag burning

On June 21, 1989, a deeply divided United States Supreme Court upheld the rights of protesters to burn the American flag in a landmark First Amendment decision.

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The day the Constitution was ratified

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the Constitution.

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What will Justices Barrett and Jackson bring to the Supreme Court’s homestretch?

By the end of June or early July, Americans will learn the outcome of a remarkable number of major cases in the U.S. Supreme Court. They also may learn more about…

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Juneteenth: Understanding Its Origins

The anniversary of an 1865 announcement by a Union military official in Texas has grown over the years into a celebration of emancipation - the end of slavery in…

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