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In Kentucky gay marriage case, everyone can win
(credit: Kentucky Photo File) The author will participate in a program on religious liberty at the National Constitution Center on September 21. Learn more and get tickets. On August 31, in a...
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Constitution Check: Did the Supreme Court take away states’ power over marriage?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at remarks made by a Tennessee judge that his court lacked the power to decide a divorce case because of the...
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Podcast: Obamacare, Kim Davis, and religious exemptions
When religious belief conflicts with state or federal law, or with another constitutional right, which claim wins out? The news has been dominated by the story of Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis, who...
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Dred Scott gets a brief moment in the national spotlight
A lot of topics crop up when people argue about politics and Supreme Court decisions, but the historic 1857 Dred Scott decision about slavery usually isn’t one of them. But current presidential...
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Podcast: When religious liberty conflicts with LGBT rights, who wins?
(credit: Kentucky Photo File) This week, Pope Francis makes his first visit to the United States. His itinerary includes a meeting with President Barack Obama and an address to Congress in Washington;...
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Constitution Check: Where does the gay rights movement go next?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at developments in bringing same-sex couples equal rights in the workplace and in education. THE STATEMENT AT...
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Podcast: Jeffrey Rosen answers your constitutional questions
Jeffrey Rosen “Ask Jeff” is back! Listeners submitted their questions about the Constitution to Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, on Facebook, on Twitter, and here...
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Before Obergefell, there was Goodridge: The birth of same-sex marriage in...
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, striking down state bans on same-sex marriage. The Court’s ruling almost immediately entered the pantheon of the...
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Looking back at Romer, a key Supreme Court decision about gay rights
On May 20, 1996, the Supreme Court issued an early landmark decision supporting the right of gays under the Constitution to seek protection from discrimination. The majority decision in Romer v. Evans...
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Podcast: The Fourteenth Amendment and equality under the law
National Equality March (Wikimedia Commons photo by Kyle Rush) * Producer’s Note: We need your help! Share your feedback on the podcast—topics, guests, potential new projects, and more—by taking this...
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