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The gun rights decision from the conservative majority on the Supreme Court signals a fundamental change in how the court reads the Constitution.
Biden tapped into themes of unity – both among Americans and with Western allies – while warning Russian President Vladimir Putin that he had badly miscalculated in invading Ukraine.
There was little controversy when President Bill Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer to the bench in 1994. His tenure on the Supreme Court reflects those less partisan times.
Unlike in most countries, US Supreme Court justices enjoy life tenure. Some legal scholars believe that centuries-old custom, meant to protect judicial independence, no longer serves the public.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that you have a constitutional right to have a gun in your home. Now, the justices will consider how far outside of the home that right extends.
Support for the Affordable Care Act is at an all-time high.
There’s been a reversal of power between religious and secular sides of American culture. The Supreme Court is now at the center of that shift.
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Political Science, Northern Illinois University
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Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Drake University Constitutional Law Center, Drake University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Politics and Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
