September 17 is Constitution Day

The Constitution in the News

The Constitution is a living document that continues to guide legal decisions. Read about some recent cases in the news.

• "U.S. Judge Finds Wiretap Actions Violate the Law." New York Times, Aug. 18, 2006
• "Judge's Ruling Favors MCAS Critic." Knight Ridder Tribune Business News, Aug. 2, 2006.
• "Voter ID Card Law in Georgia Ruled Illegal." Jet, July 31, 2006.
• "Judge Rules Gay Group Can Use School." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 15, 2006.
• "Tom Danced Over the Line." Houston Chronicle, July 7, 2006.
  
• "Judge Blasts Pressure Put on KPMG Over Legal Fees; Accounting Firm Can Pay Workers' Costs." USA Today, June 28, 2006.
• "Justices Uphold Basic Right to Choose Defense Lawyers." New York Times, June 27, 2006.
• "Protections Under Siege?" National Journal, June 24, 2006.
• "Whose Life is It, Anyway?" Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2006.
• "Judge Bars Tax-Funded Religious Jail Project." Washington Post, June 3, 2006.
• "Whistle-blowers in Public Jobs Dealt a Blow by Supreme Court; First Amendment Doesn't Shield Workers 'in Their Official Duties.'" USA Today, May 31, 2006.
• "FBI Raid Hits a Constitutional Nerve." Washington Post, May 31, 2006.
• "Prostitution Clause in AIDS Policy Ruled Illegal." Washington Post, May 29, 2006.
• "Georgia Supreme Court Rules Admission of 911 Tape Didn't Violate Confrontation Clause." Lawyer's Weekly USA, Mar. 27, 2006.
• "Excerpt From Ruling on Intelligent Design." Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, Mar. 2006.
• "Obscenity Ruling's Impact Uncertain." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 23, 2006.
• "Philip Morris Loses Appeal of Oregon Damage Award." Wall Street Journal, Feb. 3, 2006.
• "Partial Birth Abortion Act Ruled Unconstitutional by U.S. Courts." New York Times, Feb. 1, 2006.
• "Richmond Seems Not to Learn." San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 9, 2005.
• "Federal Judge Strikes Down Video Game Restrictions." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 3, 2005.
• "Sex Offenders Held Illegally, Judge Rules." New York Times, Nov. 16, 2005.
• "Appeals Court Orders Unsealing of Rape Lawsuit; Jeff Judge Violated Constitution, It Says." Times-Picayune, Aug. 17, 2005.
• "Judge Rules Missouri's New Limits on Strip Clubs are Unconstitutional." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug. 27, 2005.