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SCOTUS Sides With New Mexico in Interstate Dispute Over Pecos River

In Texas v. New Mexico, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court denied a motion by the State of Texas to review the Pecos River Master’s determination that New Mexico wa...

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Military Rape

US Supreme Court Rejects Statute of Limitations for Military Rape

In United States v. Briggs, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that there was no time limit for filing rape charges under the Uniform Code of Militar...

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Religious Freedom

SCOTUS Rules Litigants Can Sue Federal Officials Individually in Religious Freedom Suits

In Tanzin v. Tanvir, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993’s (RFRA) express remedies provision auth...

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Delaware

SCOTUS Relies on lack of Standing to Uphold Delaware Judicial Balance Requirement

In Carney v. Adams, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a provision in the Delaware State Constitution that requires that appointments to Delaware’s major cou...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down NY COVID-19 Rule Restricting Attendance at Houses of Worship

The U.S. Supreme Court has enjoined an executive order issued by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo restricting attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit...

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SCOTUS Adds Fourth Amendment Case to Docket

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Lange v. California. The Fourth Amendment case will address whether police pursuits for misdemeanors justify a warrantless ...

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ACA Challenges

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Latest ACA Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases this week. The biggest issue before the justices was the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) indivi...

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Justice Barrett Joins Court in Hearing Oral Arguments in Five Cases

Photo attribution: By Rachel Malehorn - Direct link, smugmug.com, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95572669 Newly-confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barret...

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US Supreme Court Halts Curbside Voting in Alabama

Many states have amended their election laws in response to COVID-19, which has resulted in litigation from both Republicans and Democrats. In Merrill v. People First of Alabama...

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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Over US Census

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in Trump v. New York on November 30, 2020. The case involves the legality of the Trump Administration’s plan to exclud...

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The Amendments

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    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
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Preamble to the Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

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