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Faithless Electors Up for Grabs

The United States Supreme Court will hear Chiafalo v. Washington, to decide whether members of the Electoral College may cast their votes for presidential candidates other than ...

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments about Religious School Choice

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. The case, one of the most closely watched of the term, involves the use of pub...

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Supreme Court Tackles Bridgegate Scandal and Four Other Cases

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kelly v. United States, the criminal case arising out of New Jersey’s infamous “Bridgegate” scandal. Bridget Anne...

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Supreme Court Kicks Off Second Half of 2019-2020 Term

The Supreme Court is back in session, with the justices returning from their winter break on January 10, 2020. As the Court enters the second half of the 2019-2020 term, it will...

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When a Gunshot is a “Seizure” Under The Fourth Amendment

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Torres v. Madrid. The case will clarify what “seized” means with regard to the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable...

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SCOTUS to Clarify Scope of Ministerial Exception

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel. The cases involve the ministerial exception...

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Justices Agree to Take on Cases Over Trump’ Financial Documents

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to wade into the battle over access to President Donald Trump’s financial documents. While the cases arise out of a partisan political disput...

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Supreme Court Oral Argument in December, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in five cases last week. The cases involved diverse areas of law ranging from intellectual property to immigration. However, a simila...

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Justices Could Skirt Second Amendment in Gun Rights Case

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York, New York. The case, which involves a constitution...

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SCOTUS Stops Disclosure of Donald Trump’s Financial Records

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted President Donald Trump’s request for a stay in Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP. The Court’s order halts the enforcement of a Congressional subpoe...

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Student Disability Claims are Not Held to a Heightened Standard
by DONALD SCARINCI on August 7, 2025

In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S...

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SCOTUS Rejects Non-Delegation Challenge to FCC Telecom Access Program
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 30, 2025

In Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supre...

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SCOTUS Holds LGBTQ+ Curriculum With No Opt-Out Violates Free Exercise Clause
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 22, 2025

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents challenging t...

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The Amendments

  • Amendment1
    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
    • Freedoms of Press
    • Freedom of Assembly, and Petitition
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  • Amendment2
    • The Right to Bear Arms
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    • Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
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    • Due Process
    • Eminent Domain
    • Rights of Criminal Defendants
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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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