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Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 23, 1936

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 22, 1937

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Fired U.S. Attorney In Washington Files Case That Should Overrule Whatever Remains Of Morrison v. Olson

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Chief Justice Roberts Broke The Fourth Wall in Cook

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Did no one else notice Justices Kagan and Barrett's Sartorial Choices?

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 21, 1824

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SCOTUS Granted A Petition On July 20 That Was Conferenced On June 29

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Does The "Aloha Spirit" Violate The Establishment Clause?

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The Timing Of The Third Circuit's "Assault Firearms" Case

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 20, 1990

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 19, 1949

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Is The Hawaii Supreme Court's "Aloha Spirit" Consistent With A Republican Form Of Government?

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 18, 1942

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 16, 2019

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What Has Heller Wrought In 18 Years?

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 15, 1819

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How Does The Supreme Court Caption Cases?

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 14, 1913

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Congratulations To Kirill Muzyka, Repeat Chief Justice of FantasySCOTUS for OT 2025

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 13, 1787

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 12, 1909

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 11, 1921

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 10, 1832

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 9, 1868

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 8, 1941

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 7, 1893

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A Chronological Reader's Guide To The Opinions In Trump v. Barbara

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 6, 1835

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In Philadelphia For The Fourth Of July

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 5, 1867

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 4, 1776

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 3, 1941

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 2, 1908

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It Is Time To Revisit Kennedy v. Louisiana

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The Civitas Collection 250

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New in Civitas: "Immigration Indoctrination: Story Time For the Fourth of July"

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Today in Supreme Court History: July 1, 1985

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How Did Justice Sotomayor Assign Dissents in 6-3 Cases This Term?

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Edited Version of Trump v. Slaughter

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On The Other Side Of The Looking Glass With B.P.J. v. West Virginia

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Nina Totenberg Sincerely Apologizes For An Inexplicable Error

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Mopping Up The Supreme Court's Docket

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NPR Announces, and Retracts, Alito Retirement Story

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The Final Recap of Authorship Predictions

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Today in Supreme Court History: June 30, 2014

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Chief Justice Roberts (Likely) Ordered The Release Of Cook 30 Minutes Before He Announced It

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Recap of Today's Opinions and Predictions For The Final Four Cases

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Today in Supreme Court History: June 29, 1992

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