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2. Race matters: the Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider the use of race in college admissions
3. Lyin' eyes: it turns out eyewitness IDs are often unreliable. When the Supreme Court considers the issue next month, it could give judges more authority to challenge them
4. 1971 the Pentagon papers: forty years before Wikileaks, The New York Times published secret Pentagon documents about the Vietnam War. It turned into one of the most important First Amendment battles in U.S. history
5. Locked away forever? The supreme court is considering whether life imprisonment for teen offenders constitutes 'cruel and unusual' punishment
6. Decisions, decisions: this fall, the Supreme Court will hear cases that could have a major impact on American life. Here's a look at key constitutional issues they're likely to consider
7. Supreme decisions: criminal evidence, voting rights, and presidential authority: three critical issues on the Supreme Court's docket this term
8. The death penalty debate: the United States is one of the few industrialized nations that still uses capital punishment. Under increasing scrutiny by the courts, it continues to stir strong feelings on both sides
9. The first amendment: a user's guide the most famous words in the constitution protect a host of rights for Americans--and still spur debate after 215 years
10. 1971: 18-Year-olds get the vote: with the Vietnam war as a backdrop, the 26th Amendment to the Constitution towered the voting age from 21
11. 1971: the Pentagon Papers: when The Times published a secret study of the war in Vietnam, it touched off a constitutional battle with the government. How far does freedom of the press go?
12. Locked away forever: almost 10,000 Americans are serving life sentences for crimes they committed before they turned 18
13. War of words: for more than 200 years, Americans have revered the Constitution. So why can't we agree on what it means?
14. Too young to die? There are 72 juvenile offenders on death row. The Supreme Court is set to decide whether executing them amounts to cruel and unusual punishment
15. 1965: at last, freedom to vote: forty years ago, police attacks on civil rights protesters in Alabama led to passage of the Voting Rights Act
16. We the jury ...: secretive by design, juries are increasingly the object of public and media scrutiny. Is that good for America's legal system?
17. Separate is not equal: fifty years ago this May, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in the nation's public schools was unconstitutional. It was a major victory in the long struggle for civil rights
18. 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti: in the middle of the Red Scare, a pair of anarchists were executed on charges of robbery and murder in Massachusetts. Was justice served, or were they convicted because of their radical views?
19. 1791: The bill of rights: the constitution might never have been ratified without a promise to add safeguards of fundamental, rights
20. Is the group responsible for the individual's crime? Collective sanctions have ancient roots, and are used more widely today than is often realized. But are they ethical? And do they work?
21. How Will the Justices Rule? The Supreme Court is considering important cases this term on a variety of hot-button issues.
22. A challenge to the Voting Rights Act: the Supreme Court is considering whether a key provision of the 1965 law still makes sense in a very different nation
23. Are there civil rights in cyberspace? Internet sites can legally post discriminatory, false, or libelous information from users. Is it time to better police the Web?
24. Supreme BATTLE.
25. How Trump Could Change America.
26. Juries: is almost unanimous good enough? In Oregon and Louisiana, a 10-2 vote can convict or acquit
27. Can Your Phone Testify Against You?
28. THE LIMITS OF STUDENT SPEECH.
29. CRIME & PUNISHMENT.
30. Race Matters.
31. The Bill of Rights, Then & Now.
32. WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO 'BEAR ARMS'?
33. LOCKED AWAY FOREVER?
34. DECISIONS, DECISIONS.
35. SUPREME DECISIONS.
36. Do YOU have a right to "bear arms"?
37. THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
38. LOCKED AWAY FOREVER.
39. War of Words.
40. We the Jury . . .
41. church & state.
42. Who Gets to Work at Abercrombie?
43. Justice Deferred?
44. Who Should Be Allowed to Marry?
45. Supreme Decisions.
46. Lyin' Eyes.
47. SUPREME DECISION.
48. GOOGLE MISTRIALS.
49. NO I.D. NO VOTE?
50. More Trash, Please!
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