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Donald Trump in court: Will his First Amendment defense hold up?
Donald Trump speaking into a microphone

Donald Trump in court: Will his First Amendment defense hold up?

Trump’s attorneys have put forward his defense argument: that the speech he is being indicted for is protected under the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan debt plan. Is this the end of debt forgiveness?
Supreme Court of the United States in DC

The Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan debt plan. Is this the end of debt forgiveness?

At long last, the Supreme Court has reached a verdict on President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness program.
The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. But diversity on college campuses is still possible, experts say

The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. But diversity on college campuses is still possible, experts say

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, colleges will use a whole variety of admissions techniques that are race-neutral
Could Clarence Thomas be impeached? Experts say no
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Could Clarence Thomas be impeached? Experts say no

Impeachment is the only mechanism for expelling justices; but it's unlikely it will happen to Clarence Thomas, experts say.
Could the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett backfire on Republicans?

Could the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett backfire on Republicans?

President Donald Trump’s controversial selection of Judge Amy Coney Barrett has deepened the U.S. partisan divide in a way that may influence the election in November, says Dan Urman, a Constitutional law expert at Northeastern.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves behind an unmatched legacy. How might her death shape the 2020 election and beyond?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves behind an unmatched legacy. How might her death shape the 2020 election and beyond?

The 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice will be memorialized as an iconic figure who faced and overcame discrimination to make history as the second woman to ever serve on the nation’s highest court. “Ginsburg basically changed the way that the Supreme Court and American culture understand gender equality and the meaning of sex-based discrimination,” says Dan Urman, a Constitutional law expert at Northeastern.
The Supreme Court is opening up the phone lines. Here’s what to listen for.
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The Supreme Court is opening up the phone lines. Here’s what to listen for.

The court will hear arguments by telephone to comply with public health guidelines in response to COVID-19. For the first time, the public can listen live, and we might see that the justices are “human, just like us,” says legal scholar Dan Urman.
Will the Supreme Court use the Alabama abortion law to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion established by Roe v. Wade?

Will the Supreme Court use the Alabama abortion law to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion established by Roe v. Wade?

The most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the nation has been signed into law in Alabama, but stands little chance of overturning a person’s constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade, say two legal scholars at Northeastern University.
What’s next for the Mueller investigation?

What’s next for the Mueller investigation?

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation could play out in three plausible ways now that President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, said two Northeastern law professors.
Four things to watch for during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Four things to watch for during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Tuesday is the first day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings. “A particularly disastrous or a particularly strong” performance by Kavanaugh could sway the senators who are still on the fence about which way they’ll vote, said Dan Urman, who teaches a Northeastern course on the Supreme Court.