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Welcome To Constitutional Currents
In 1787, delegates in Philadelphia signed a document that begins with three remarkably simple words: “We the People.” Those words make a promise. The Constitution belongs to all of us…
Featured Guest Column
The Power of Metaphor: What is the Bill of Rights? By Burt Neuborne
The 1791 Bill of Rights is our most precious legal document. The 1776 Preamble to the Declaration of Independence is more eloquent. It doesn’t get much better than Thomas Jefferson’s magnificent prose…
Case Summary
Chiles v. Salazar, 609 U.S. ___ (2026) By Shahana Polselli
Over the past decade, many states enacted laws barring licensed counselors from performing “conversion therapy” on minors. These laws are based on medical and psychological organizations’ conclusion that trying to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity can be…
Commentary
When does the Feed Become a Forum? The Question Left Unanswered in Lindke v. Freed
Imagine your city’s mayor invites residents to his home every Saturday morning to discuss local government. People gather in the living room to complain about road construction, ask questions about zoning, and debate the city’s budget.
Explainer
Who Gets Counted, Who Gets Power? How a Supreme Court fight over a census question became a debate about representation and democracy.
In 2019, the Supreme Court decided Department of Commerce v. New York, a case that, at first glance, seemed to be about a single question on a government form. In reality, it was about something much bigger: who gets counted in America, and who gets power because of it.
Opinion
The Fourteenth Amendment Barely Survives Its Latest Attack By Yvette Machado-Tuinier
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, reaffirmed a rule Americans once considered obvious: birth on U.S. soil guarantees U.S. citizenship.