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Juneteenth and the Constitution
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that t…
5 years ago
The Home Stretch of the 2020–21 Supreme Court Term
As the Supreme Court approaches the home stretch of the 2020-2021 term, it’s released some opinions with unanimous decisions and others with split vo…
5 years ago
Live at the NCC: Justice Breyer
Last week, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer joined National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for a live onli…
5 years, 1 month ago
Will Roe v. Wade Be Overturned?
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks (with narrow exceptions for medical emergenci…
5 years, 1 month ago
Constitutional Issues in Voting Rights Today
In the wake of the 2020 election, a host of new laws that deal with voting have been proposed across the country by both states and the federal gover…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Second Amendment and Concealed Carry
This week’s episode previews New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, which could become a major Second Amendment and gun rights …
5 years, 1 month ago
Trump and the Facebook Oversight Board
The Facebook Oversight Board—a recently-developed court of sorts that independently reviews Facebook’s decisions and policies—issued a major ruling t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Snapchat and the Schoolhouse Gate
After a high school student with initials B.L. posted a snap on the social media app Snapchat complaining about sports and school, she was suspended …
5 years, 2 months ago
Are Nonprofit Donor Disclosure Laws Constitutional?
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a key consolidated case about the First Amendment and donor disclosure laws. Americans for Prosper…
5 years, 2 months ago
President Trump, Justice Thomas, and the Future of Social Media
Recently, the Supreme Court seemingly put an end to the legal battle over whether President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking people on …
5 years, 2 months ago