The Shadow Docket Debate

Run time: 57 minutes

Adam Liptak and Jennifer Mascott join Stephen Vladeck for a conversation on Vladeck’s new book, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic, exploring the history and role of the shadow docket and the current debates surrounding the Court’s emergency rulings. Listen on We the People or Watch America's Town Hall

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A Look at Landmark Supreme Court Cases on Race and the Constitution

by Lana Ulrich | Read time: 4 minutes

“As the U.S. Supreme Court considers two important cases about affirmative action and higher education, Constitution Daily looks at several landmark Supreme Court decisions involving race, equality, and the 14th Amendment. ...” Read more

May 25, 1787: The Constitutional Convention Began

by NCC Staff | Read time: 4 minutes

“It was on this day in 1787 when the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia started in earnest and the first votes were taken at what is now called Independence Hall. ...” Read more

Virtual Program: Memorial Day History: Made and Re-Made in America Featuring Robert J. Kodosky

Monday, May 29 | 12:45 p.m. ET  

In this program, Robert J. Kodosky, Ph.D., explores Memorial Day’s history, the evolution of the holiday’s meaning across time and place, and offers a chance to inform the ways Americans commemorate it today. To register and learn more about the Center's Memorial Day celebrations, visit our website.

The Fourth Amendment

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

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