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U.S. Supreme Court Justices listens as President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Current events

What is the “shadow docket” and why does it matter?

Ryan Denison, PhD

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at the New York Law School's Constitution and Citizen Day Summit, in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Current events

Why did Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologize to the public?

Jim Denison, PhD

Colorado Supreme Court Building. By Riverwalker/stock.adobe.com. conversion therapy

The Daily Article

Supreme Court rules against ban on “conversion therapy”

Jim Denison, PhD

This photo provided by the White House which has been partially blurred, shows President Donald Trump talking with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., during Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Daniel Torok/The White House via AP)

Current events

Is America’s war with Iran legal?

Ryan Denison, PhD

Culture Brief - USA hockey gold, State of the Union, tariff ruling, cartel takedown, Iran update & UFO files | Ep. 58

Podcasts

USA hockey gold, State of the Union, tariff ruling, cartel takedown, Iran update & UFO files | Ep. 58

Conner Jones and Micah Tomasella

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on February 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa USA) (Sipa via AP Images)

The Daily Article

Why the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs is good news

Jim Denison, PhD

A commuter sits in a downtown subway car as digital advertising panels display messages of Pride Month celebration, New York, NY, June 26, 2025. As New York City prepares to celebrate Pride Month with an annual parade on Sunday, the nation is marking a decade since the Supreme Court's historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

The Daily Article

Supreme Court will not revisit same-sex marriage ruling

Jim Denison, PhD

Big Beautiful Bill, SCOTUS reshapes power, Diddy trial update & a July 4th poem | Ep. 26

Podcasts

Big Beautiful Bill, SCOTUS reshapes power, Diddy trial update & a July 4th poem | Ep. 26

Conner Jones and Micah Tomasella

Boy with phone displaying cybersecurity holograms. By ImageFlow/stock.adobe.com. Age verification supreme court pornography websites

The Daily Article

Supreme Court upholds age verification for pornography sites

Jim Denison, PhD

Anti-abortion protesters rally outside of the Supreme Court, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Daily Article

Supreme Court enables states to defund Planned Parenthood

Jim Denison, PhD

Transgender rights supporters rally at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington, after the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, in a setback to transgender rights. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Daily Article

Supreme Court rules on medical treatment of transgender kids

Ryan Denison, PhD

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New York, Jan. 10, 2025. (Brendan McDermid via AP, Pool)

Current events

Donald Trump sentenced after losing Supreme Court decision

Jim Denison, PhD

Civility

Church leadership

What is civility?

Mark Turman, DMin

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Ga., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Daily Article

Kamala Harris interview avoids major DNC agenda

Ryan Denison, PhD

Neoclassical columned entrance portico to the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. By lazyllama/stock.adobe.com. President Biden

The Daily Article

President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court reforms called an “assault on the constitutional order”

Jim Denison, PhD

President signed Civil Rights Act on this day in 1964: Why the Act was so important and what we can do today

Current events

President signed Civil Rights Act on this day in 1964: Why the Act was so important and what we can do today

Jim Denison, PhD

President Joe Biden, right, speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Daily Article

A presidential debate and four Supreme Court rulings

Jim Denison, PhD

Anti-abortion protestors demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Daily Article

Supreme Court rules that abortion pills are legal

Ryan Denison, PhD

A boat moves past a container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein). The bridge disaster in Baltimore has resulted in at least 6 dead.

The Daily Article

The bridge disaster in Baltimore and the Supreme Court abortion case

Jim Denison, PhD

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, March 4, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. The Supreme Court unanimously restored Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban him over the Capitol riot.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Daily Article

Supreme Court ruling restores Donald Trump to presidential ballots

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - Pro-abortion rights signs are seen during the March for Life 2016, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Daily Article

How can so many Americans be so wrong on abortion?

Jim Denison, PhD

In this composited image, Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023 (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File). And Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor listens to remarks by President Bush and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales after she administered the oath of office to Gonzales during an installation ceremony at the Justice Department in Washington, Feb. 14, 2005. O'Connor, who joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice, has died at age 93. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Daily Article

Taylor Swift, Sandra Day O’Connor, and the quest for transforming hope

Jim Denison, PhD

An Israeli armored personnel carrier and a tank are seen next to destroyed buildings during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) Is Israel committing genocide?

The Daily Article

Al-Shifa hospital is no longer functioning: Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?

Jim Denison, PhD

Thousands of Israelis march to Jerusalem in protest of plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Jerusalem, Saturday, July 22, 2023. Thousands of demonstrators entered the last leg of a four-day and nearly 70-kilometer (roughly 45-mile) trek from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Protest organizers planned to camp overnight outside Israel's parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

The Daily Article

Protests rock Israel as legislature curbs Supreme Court

Jim Denison, PhD

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