Once again, Tinker comes before the Supreme Court
In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that children and teenagers have constitutional rights that must be respected by school
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A long overdue win for the LGBTQ community
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that “An employer who fires an individual merely for
Can students be forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance?
In 2016, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started a national conversation and movement by kneeling on the sidelines
Chief Justice Roberts speaks to 9th grade graduation class
In June, 2017, the graduation class at Cardigan Mountain School in New Hampshire was host to Supreme Court Chief Justice John
College student expelled for off-campus speech on social media
Craig Keefe was a nursing student at Central Lakes College in Minnesota. In 2012, he made several comments about classmates on
A different “slant” on free speech
A Portland, Oregon band performed, in a sense, before the U.S. Supreme Court in January, 2017. Simon Tam’s rock group,
How can a President be impeached?
To impeach a public official is to charge that person with misconduct while in office. It can happen to both state
How can a judge block the president’s order?
We received this question in our Teen Chat room – how can a judge block the president’s order? Considering what’s
Close elections and why you need to vote
We hope you’re planning to vote in this year’s presidential election. It comes on November 8, 2016 and your participation,
What does “full faith and credit” mean?
The U.S. Constitution provides that “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, Per