According to a new report, the United States federal government has taken a massive step back from its role in protecting civil rights across the country. On Thursday, the nonprofit Human Rights Watch ...

The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution protects powers preserved for the states that were not delegated to the federal government, but what does that actually mean? The founding fathers wrote, ...

Can diversity sometimes improve excellence rather than diminish it? America’s founding offers a remarkable case study.

The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution protects people from excessive bails and fines, as well as cruel punishment, but ...

Historically, this meant that private citizens could possess cannon and ships and could wage war at sea on enemies approved by Congress. "You couldn't buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed ...

In their book “Regime Change,” Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan report on Trump’s attempts to eliminate the right of “habeus ...

Anyone watching the Supreme Court this past term may have remarked on the frequency with which the justices talk about ...

This is my first article for SCOTUSblog, and I want to explain why I have chosen the header Born Free and Equal for my column. The phrase is derived from the Declaration of Independence, whose 250th ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci has drawn anger and threats of contempt charges from Republicans after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a Senate hearing on the COVID pandemic.

Rahimi, the Supreme Court denied that the Second Amendment is “a law trapped in amber.” That metaphor has now exploded onto constitutional law, appearing in six Supreme Court cases this term and ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A federal judge in Mississippi has ruled that so-called “tower dump” warrants are unconstitutional — a decision that could have major implications for how law enforcement ...