Scott Bomboy

What do Benjamin Wade, Willie P. Mangum and John Nance Garner all have in common? If not for a last-second decision, or a twist of fate, they might have become Acting President of the United States, in an era before the 25th Amendment existed.

Explaining the debate over Title IX sexual orientation and gender regulations

Supreme Court sends major Internet case back to the lower courts

Unanimous Supreme Court rejects ban on abortion pills

The Supreme Court and social media: Can government officials block online comments?

June Supreme Court decisions to include Trump, abortion, Second Amendment

On March 11, 1861, delegates from the newly formed Confederate States of America agreed on their own constitution. And much of it mirrored the Constitution of the United States as it existed at the time.

In closely watched arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday, many of the justices questioned the broad impact of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that would disqualify former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot.

Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of 19th century America as an orator and politician. Perhaps less known is Webster’s influence on the Supreme Court, and especially the Marshall Court.

On this day, Theodore Roosevelt dies unexpectedly

The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor played a key role in some of the Supreme Court’s major decisions during her nearly 25 years on the bench. Here is a look at several of those cases involving the first woman to serve on the Court, including decisions about the First Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, affirmative action, abortion, and the 10th Amendment.

Each December, there are several disputes about the use of religious symbols in holiday displays in public locations. But did last year’s Supreme Court ruling about a high school football coach change the ground rules for nativity scenes and other displays?

The Constitution and federal government shutdowns

On November 9, 1953, the United States Supreme Court upheld a prior, controversial decision that allowed major league baseball to operate outside of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

On October 2, 2023, the Supreme Court starts a new term as it considers another round of significant cases that could have a long-term impact on the legal landscape. Here is a preview of the major cases in front of the justices.

Thomas McKean was a President before George Washington and supported judicial review before John Marshall. But today, McKean is mostly forgotten in the discussion about Founders who had a significant impact on the Constitution and the early Supreme Court.

It was on this day that a constitutional crisis was averted when the relatively new 12th Amendment to the Constitution settled the last presidential election decided in the House of Representatives.

The Supreme Court has been front and center in recent years due to a series of landmark decisions, and the year 2023 will likely be another important year for the court. Here is a look at the major cases at the court at this moment.

On October 24, 1861, a group of delegates in 39 Virginia counties decided to start the process of forming their own state during the Civil War, beginning a constitutional debate that continues to this day.

On September 28, 1787, the congress under our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, agreed to submit a new Constitution to the states, an act that would render that legislative body obsolete.