The first ten amendments to the Constitution guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms. Explore how the courts have interpreted and applied them.
The First Amendment to the Constitution states that: "Congress shall make no law ...
Read →The First Amendment states: "Congress shall make no law ...
Read →The Bill of Rights insures the freedom of individuals to practice their religion.
Read →The First Amendment to the Constitution states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise …
Read →The Supreme Court has ruled that school-sponsored prayer violates the Constitutional separation of religion and government.
Read →The issue of whether the government may extend aid to parochial schools, and how much aid should be permitted, has been debated for decades.
Read →The Supreme Court has ruled that states may not mandate the teaching of creationalism.
Read →The Sixth Amendment states: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ...
Read →The Eighth Amendment protects people from "excessive fines" and "cruel and unusual punishment." This provision has been narrowly interpreted, and it h…
Read →The one recourse individuals have against the press is to sue newspapers, magazines, or other press organizations for libel.
Read →The courts and society have walked a very fine line in deciding whether pornography is legal.
Read →The word "privacy" does not exist in the Constitution, but that right has been implied by the Court.
Read →The Constitution explicitly protected slavery.
Read →The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees that the right to vote cannot be "denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.…
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