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bostonglobe.com > 09/18/2026 > opinion > supreme-court-constitutional-power

The Constitution belongs to???We the People,??? not nine justices

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (180+ words) Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan are law professors at Harvard. This essay is adapted from their book “Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People” and their contribution to the essay collection “America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law…...


bostonglobe.com > 09/17/2026 > opinion > the-gavel-religious-freedom-lgbtq-rights

This term at the Supreme Court, it???s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (285+ words) There are few challenges that the Supreme Court seems more willing to wade into than those involving religious rights claims that run up against antidiscrimination laws. That is especially true when the religious rights asserted involve discriminating against LGBTQ people....


justthenews.com > nation > states > center-square > panel-congress-has-power-buck-scotus-birthright-citizenship-ruling

Panel: Congress has power to buck SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (549+ words) As the Trump administration continues to pursue ways to quell “birth tourism,” legal scholars are probing potential actions Congress could take to rewrite the common interpretation of the 14th amendment’s citizenship clause. The clause states that “all persons born or naturalized…...


iotwreport.com > lib-celebs-pledge-allegiance-to-the-constitution

Lib Celebs Pledge Allegiance to the Constitution

20+ hour, 37+ min ago   (91+ words) Note: September 17th was Constitution Day GP Liberal celebrities are at it again. Jamie Lee... Note: September 17th was Constitution Day Liberal celebrities are at it again. Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro, Martin Sheen and others, have filmed themselves pledging an…...


floridapolitics.com > archives > 820869-ban-on-selling-handguns-to-young-adults-under-21-is-unconstitutional-justice-department-says

Ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional, Justice Department says

23+ hour, 12+ min ago   (268+ words) Firearm rights continue to advance. The post Ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional, Justice Department says appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.. Federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young…...


triblive.com > opinion > lori-falce-constitution-under-construction-stepping-up

Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Stepping up

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (680+ words) Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series examining the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In 1878, a chapel was built at a Santa Fe, N.M., girls school. There was attention to detail as it was modeled after a Parisian…...


blackchronicle.com > national > panel-congress-has-power-to-buck-scotus-birthright-citizenship-ruling

Panel: Congress has power to buck SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling - National

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (13+ words) Panel: Congress has power to buck SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling - The Black Chronicle...


amgreatness.com > 09/19/2026 > a-collective-of-vidiots-our-free-republic-requires-active-interaction-with-our-founding-documents

A Collective of Vidiots?—Our Free Republic Requires Active Interaction with our Founding Documents › American Greatness

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (449+ words) America’s founding documents require an engaged, civically literate citizenry. As Americans increasingly turn from text to video, how do we keep our republic’s foundations alive? While the “idiot box” may not have created a zombie army of millions whose only…...


medium.com > @senaidemirci > the-man-who-kept-nominating-himself-to-the-world-d6b4d83ef439

The Man Who Kept Nominating Himself to the World

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (381+ words) What 19 electoral defeats can teach us about rejection, shame, and the courage to remain visible. The headline announcing the death of Menderes Koçak …...