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Jun 3
Divided Supreme Court upholds DNA swabbing
The Supreme Court didn’t announce a decision on affirmative action on Monday, but it did rule on a major privacy issue involving DNA tests and arrests.
Jun 3
Two congressmen insist you aren’t guaranteed a right to vote
Two members of the House of Representatives insist the Constitution doesn’t guarantee you the right to vote—and one leading fact-checking group says they may be correct, on a technicality.
Jun 1
Yes, reality TV is talking about the Constitution
There seems to be a lot of talk about the Constitution on television these days, with some interesting options from outlets like PBS, the stars of Duck Dynasty, and yes, even Larry the Cable Guy.
May 31
How to judge the Supreme Court’s upcoming equality rulings
Doug Kendall and David H. Gans from the Constitutional Accountability Center argue that the entire Supreme Court ignored the history at the core of the arguments about affirmative action, voting rights, and same-sex marriage it considered this term.
May 31
Echoes of Watergate in the current media leak situation
Today marks the anniversary of one of the biggest “reveals” in journalism history: the naming of the Watergate source. The irony is that the current feud between the press and the executive branch has some people making Watergate comparisons again.
