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November 27, 2025 | SCOTUS Adds Second Amendment Case to Docket

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The Ministerial Exception: Does It Extend Beyond Hosanna-Tabor?

A controversial employment discrimination lawsuit pending in Indiana may test the limits of the “ministerial exception,” most recently considered in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC. Both cases involve the power of rel...

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HOSANNA-TABOR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION et al.

Syllabus of the Court Petitioner Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The Synod classifies its school teachers into two categories: “called” and “lay.”...

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PADILLA v. KENTUCKY

Syllabus of the Court Petitioner Padilla, a lawful permanent resident of the United States for over 40 years, faces deportation after pleading guilty to drug-distribution charges in Kentucky. In postconviction proceedings, he claims that his...

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Does Padilla v. Kentucky Apply Retroactively? Supreme Court to Decide Next Term

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to revisit its decision in Padilla v. Kentucky to determine if its ruling should be applied retroactively. The landmark ruling tackled the controversial link between deportation and criminal offenses, ultimately con...

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Will the Arizona Immigration Case Reshape the Balance of Power Dating Back to McCulloch?

In April, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the landmark case, State of Arizona v. United States. The lawsuit addresses the authority of the state of Arizona to enact its own immigration enforcement laws instead of following federal regu...

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New Jersey v. T.L.O. – Protecting Students in a Dangerous World

Schools have long been considered safe havens, places where children should be able to learn without fear. However, school violence seems to be reaching epidemic levels. In seeking to address the problem, there is a fine line between protecting st...

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GRUTTER V. BOLLINGER

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT No. 02-241. Argued April 1, 2003--Decided June 23, 2003 The University of Michigan Law School (Law School), one of the Nation's top law schools, follows an official admissions ...

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Are College Admissions Policies Set to Change Again? Grutter v. Bolinger to Be Challenged Next Term

The use of race in college admissions has been a controversial constitutional law issue for over thirty years. What Americans have come to know as “affirmative active” may change later this year when the U. S. Supreme Court considers the issue ag...

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Zivotofsky v. Clinton: Who Can Dictate Middle East Foreign Policy?

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a sensitive issue for the United States. In an effort to preserve peace in the Middle East, our leaders have always walked a fine line when it comes to choosing sides. Therefore, it should not be surprising that a ...

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ZIVOTOFSKY V. CLINTON

MENACHEM BINYAMIN ZIVOTOFSKY, by his parents and guardians, ARI Z. and NAOMI SIEGMAN ZIVOTOFSKY, PETITIONER v. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circui...

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Key Takeaways from Oral Arguments in Court’s Controversial Voting-Rights Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 12, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, which involves a key ...

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Key Cases to Watch During the Supreme Court’s November Sitting
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 5, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court’s November sitting begins on November 3 and concludes on November 12, 2025...

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SCOTUS Clears Way to Terminate Protected Status for Venezuelan Nationals
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 29, 2025

On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the Trump Administrati...

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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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  • Amendment4
    • Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
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  • Amendment5
    • 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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