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Constitutional Voices: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

A number of aphorisms have enshrined Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in the American constitutional canon and his succinct writing continues to make its way into legal opinions long after his death.

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The Supreme Court’s emergency docket steadily draws more attention

Not all of the Supreme Court’s significant actions come in the form of merits case decisions after full briefing and oral argument. In recent years, orders of…

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A busy term for the Supreme Court heads towards a historic conclusion

The Supreme Court is heading into its home stretch with the conclusion of oral arguments for its 2025-2026 term. With many major decisions due and three big cases…

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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 moral obligation to abolish…

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Constitutional Voices: Thaddeus Stevens

Thaddeus Stevens was one of the most consequential and uncompromising figures of nineteenth-century American politics. As a Radical Republican congressman from…

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