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The Supreme Court rules on the government pressuring websites to moderate content

At what point does the government, in taking actions to make social media websites aware of content considered to be “misinformation,” cross a constitutional line? On June 26, 2024, the Supreme Court addressed that question in Murthy v. Missouri, a case rooted in the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.

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Vidal v. Elster: Unanimous decision, divided court

On June 13, the Supreme Court decided Vidal v. Elster, a case about the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s Names Clause. The Court held that the clause,…

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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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