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For the over half-million people currently homeless in the United States, the U.S. Constitution has historically provided little help: it is strongly...
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President Joe Biden promised during his State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, that he would make the right to get an abortion a federal law.
“If...
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Today, legal culture is shaped by One Big Question: should courts, particularly the US Supreme Court, have a lot of power? This question is affecting...
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Constitutional review is the power of a body, usually a court, to assess whether law or government action complies with the constitution. Originating...