Five Expert Takes on Two Big Issues This Term

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Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates a conversation with five experts about two of the biggest issues before the Supreme Court this term: abortion and guns. Listen now

What Does the Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Mean for the Court’s Future

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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and Jeffrey Rosen discuss the nearly unprecedented leak of the draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito signaling the court might be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Watch now

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Plessy’s Place in the List of Supreme Court Decisions

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

"On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the legality of racial segregation in America. Plessy was later overturned, and it holds a controversial place in the Court’s legacy. ..." Read more

Brown v. Board: When the Supreme Court Ruled Against Segregation

by NCC Staff | Read time: 4 minutes

"The decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka on May 17, 1954, is perhaps the most famous of all Supreme Court cases, as it started the process ending of segregation. ..." Read more

For our final Fun Friday Session of the 2021-2022 school year, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi joins National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the Supreme Court and some of the biggest cases the justices are considering this term. Watch now

The Second Amendment

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

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