Email from National Constitution Center Plus: Debating the Use of the “Shadow Docket” on the Roberts Court   The Latest at Constitution Daily Blog The Supreme Court’s emergency docket steadily draws more attention by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes “Not all of the Supreme Court’s significant actions come in the form of merits case decisions after full briefing and oral argument. In recent years, orders of the Court on emergency actions and other matters have grown in frequency and importance. ... ” Read more Constitutional Voices: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. by Tristan Worsham | Read time: 6 minutes “It is rare for U.S. Supreme Court justices to be remembered for their writing style. ‘A page of history is worth a volume of logic.’ ‘To have doubted one’s own first principles, is the mark of a civilized man.’ ‘Eloquence may set fire to reason.’ These are just a few of the aphorisms that have enshrined Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in the American constitutional canon. ...” Read more New from NCC Podcasts WE THE PEOPLE Jonathan Adler and Stephen Vladeck Debate the Use of the “Shadow Docket” on the Roberts Court Run time: 1 hour, 6 minutes Jonathan Adler of William & Mary Law School and Stephen Vladeck of Georgetown University Law Center explore a part of the Supreme Court’s work that has drawn growing public attention: its emergency, or “shadow,” docket. Julie Silverbrook, chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates. Listen now     Now Available: New Keepsake Volume This week marked the release of our keepsake volume The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals. Read the foreword from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer (ret.) and epilogue from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch below and order your copy today. How Imperfect People Form a More Perfect Union by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, via The Wall Street Journal “The Declaration of Independence is a short document, not much longer than this essay. Even so, it contains three ideas that shocked the world in 1776: Each of us is born equal; God grants us all inviolable rights, including the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and ‘We the People’ have the right to govern ourselves. ...” Read more It's up to us whether the American experiment succeeds by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer (ret.), via USA Today “Commentators sometimes note that there are two types of countries. One type remains the same as it was a thousand years ago. The same groups of people argue against the same groups of people. Those arguments sow divisions within society. Those groups often fight wars against one another, and the nation itself makes little progress. ...” Read more   Constitutional Text of the Week Article III The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office. Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution     Celebrate America at 250 With a Special Gift to the National Constitution Center Between now and July 4, 2026, give a special gift of $250 for America’s 250th anniversary and receive a commemorative America at 250 pennant. Your gift will provide the sustaining support we need to ensure this year is just the beginning of our nation’s civic renewal. SUPPORT Connect With Us Update your email preferences by clicking the Update Profile link below to subscribe to other National Constitution Center newsletters and manage how often you hear from us.   National Constitution Center | Independence Mall, 525 Arch St | Philadelphia, PA 19106 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice