In The News
May 21
Which came first: The chicken, the egg or the 10th Amendment?
A current brawl in Washington features a fight over who can sell eggs in California and whether Congress is violating the intent the its 10th Amendment in a way that could scramble consumer prices.
May 21
Constitution Check: When can prayers and government activity coexist?
Lyle Denniston looks at the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case involving prayers at government meetings, and if the justices possibly have changed their opinions in recent years.
May 20
Supreme Court to hear at least one religious case
The Supreme Court will hear at least one of two potentially wide ranging cases involving the separation of church and state in its next term, which starts in October 2013.
May 20
The real-life namesake of the ‘West Wing’ president
Martin Sheen’s character on “The West Wing” was named after a Founding Father who passed away this week in 1795. So who was the real Josiah Bartlett?
May 17
Looking back at the decision that ended segregation
May 17 marks a landmark day in the Supreme Court’s history: A unanimous court ended a policy of segregation in public facilities it had endorsed nearly 58 years before.
