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A new look at Citizens United

Posted 2 months, 25 days ago.

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As tens of millions of dollars of money (much of it probably from corporations) flows often secretly into this year’s presidential and congressional campaigns–and as efforts to stop that flow seem frustrated–the U.S. Supreme Court has just signaled that it may take another look at its part in that situation. Continue Reading

Tags: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen G. Breyer Super PAC

This week and the Constitution: Gay marriage, relevance and killer whales

Posted 3 months, 6 days ago.

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Here’s a brief look at the top constitutional news stories and commentaries from this week. Continue Reading

Tags: Adam Liptak PETA Proposition 8 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Slavery

This week and the Constitution: Egypt, stump speeches, and pay freezes [VIDEO]

Posted 3 months, 12 days ago.

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News headlines, politicians, and hot-button issues come and go, but one 225-year-old document continues to emerge in our conversations about our nation’s most important questions and challenges: the Constitution. Continue Reading

Tags: Barack Obama Egypt John Roberts Laurence Tribe Ron Paul Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Colbert

You be the judge: Drug dealers and the fourth amendment

Posted 11 months, 20 days ago.

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Should our Fourth Amendment rights depend on how fast the police can drive and run? Continue Reading

Tags: Kentucky Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg

When police accidentally catch a drug user, can they arrest him?

Posted 1 year, 4 months ago.

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In our latest addition of “You be the judge” can police arrest a man doing drugs when they entered his apartment without a warrant… on accident? Continue Reading

Tags: Antonin Scalia John Roberts Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court You be the judge

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