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Today in 1999: The Supreme Court agrees to hear Troxel v. Granville
This past month, we’ve looked at cases that the Supreme Court could potentially review. The areas of law that these cases encompass have included bankruptcy law, civil rights, criminal law, and privacy...
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Today in 1992: The Cable Act is passed over President George H.W. Bush’s veto
Those of you who have subscribed to cable TV may have noticed that you can always receive local broadcast stations, even on the most basic cable TV plans. This actually is not the product of the free...
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Today in 1977: The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Regents of the...
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas. The case has received quite a bit of attention from the media recently because it is widely regarded to be...
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Today in 1976: The Copyright Act of 1976 is signed into law
Some laws become less relevant as technology advances. Others do the opposite. Perhaps no body of law has become more relevant with the progression of technology – specifically, information technology...
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Today in 2001: The USA PATRIOT Act is signed into law
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the world changed in many ways; the law was particularly affected in this wave of change. According to civil libertarians, however, these changes were...
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Today in 2004: Eleven states pass amendments against same-sex marriage
Over the past decade and a half, the same-sex marriage debate has seen more than its share of twists and turns. In 1996, U.S. Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which not only...
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Today in 1942: The Supreme Court decides Wickard v. Filburn
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in March of 2010, many anti-government advocates were incensed over the “individual mandate” – the provision that imposes a tax penalty for failing to...
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Today in 1993: President Clinton signs the Religious Freedom Restoration Act...
Many critics of the Obama administration claim that its policies are attacking religious liberty. For example, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires a business that employs 50 or more individuals to...
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Today in 1970: The Supreme Court creates the Alford plea
As anyone who has practiced criminal law may have noticed, not all defendants are easily categorized as “guilty” or “not guilty.” Many defendants who are guilty of the crimes with which they are...
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Today in 1993: The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is signed into law
Public shootings in the United States are not necessarily a new development, but they have tragically become much more common occurrences in recent years. In addition to the massacres at the movie...
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