On Nov. 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal district court's ruling in Browder v. Gayle (1956) that ...

A new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 has been ...

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A federal judge has blocked a Louisiana law that was soon to require a display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state, ruling that it is likely unconstitutional and is ...

A federal judge said the law was unconstitutional, but the state attorney general quickly promised to appeal the decision.

More than 40 years ago, in Stone v. Graham, the Supreme Court overturned ... plaintiffs in the case by imposing religious ...

Although the Supreme Court’s formal power comes from Article III of the U.S. Constitution, its real power comes from public ...

Ruby Bridges is an iconic figure in the history of civil rights in America. Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, ...

In a delicious irony connected to its parodies, Mad magazine’s offices at one point were along Madison Avenue — the same street where New York’s famed advertising industry was flourishing in ...

June 26, 2013 – In United States v. Windsor, the US Supreme Court strikes down section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, ruling that legally married same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits.

A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state supreme court seats yielded mixed results in Tuesday's election, ...

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