Commentaries by David A. Cortman

Supreme Court Decision Ensures Fair Playing Field In Marketplace of Ideas

August 4, 2015 08:00:35 am

JURIST Guest Columnist David A. Cortman, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert...   The government is relatively good at some things: protecting its citizens through police and...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

'Squeaky' Fromme found guilty in Ford assassination attempt

On November 26, 1975, Charles Manson follower Lynette ”Squeaky” Fromme was found guilty by a federal jury in Sacramento, California, of the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford.

India constitution adopted

On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India voted to adopt the country's first constitution after attaining independence from the United Kingdom. The document went into force on January 26 of the following year.