Oct 23
Constitution Check: Do students speak for themselves, or for the school?
Lyle Denniston examines a recent case of Texas public high school cheerleaders who claim free speech allows them to use religious statements at football games.
Oct 18
Constitution Check: Can citizens be trusted to actually be citizens?
Lyle Denniston looks at the core constitutional question of how far states may go to require proof of citizenship
Oct 16
Constitution Check: Which candidate or party can claim the Founders?
Lyle Denniston looks at claims by political followers that their candidates best exemplify the spirit of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Oct 11
A looming threat to affirmative action
College “affirmative action” plans – the programs used to select the incoming freshman class at many colleges and universities – appear to be in fairly deep constitutional trouble, just nine years after the Supreme Court had embraced them with modest praise.
Oct 8
Major gain for judges’ independence
Lyle Denniston looks at a historic constitutional victory involving pay for judges last Friday that is likely to be tested in the Supreme Court.
