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Survey Finds One-Third of Americans Can’t Name the Three Branches of Government

An Annenberg poll showing weak recall of First Amendment rights signals stagnating civic knowledge ahead of the midterm election.

Alito Confirms He Will Serve Another Term

Supreme Court's Shadow Docket Has Quietly Expanded Presidential Power, Analysts Say

Roberts Defends Supreme Court’s Independence, Urges Critique of Rulings Not Judges

Gorsuch Calls for Room for 'Candid Conversations' After Supreme Court Leaks

Trump Demands Jeffries Retract 'Illegitimate Court' Remark After Voting Rights Ruling

Philly House Candidate Draws Fire After Saying Congress Should Enforce Immigration Laws

Civic Learning Week Prompts Push to Scale K–12 Civics in California

Most Supreme Court Justices Skip Trump's State of the Union After Tariff Ruling

CBS’s Jan Crawford Rebukes ‘Corrupt Supreme Court’ Narrative as ‘Patently False’

James Carville Predicts Democratic Sweep in 2028 and Push for Supreme Court Expansion

Report Details Rift Among Supreme Court Liberals Over How to Counter Conservative Majority

Barrett Says Supreme Court Lacks Power to Compel a Defiant President

Barrett Defends Court’s Independence at Nixon Library as Protesters Decry Immigration Ruling

Senate Considers 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Provision to Curtail Courts’ Contempt Powers