A 2025 NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found that respondents reported little to no confidence in major U.S. institutions including Congress, the media, political parties, the Supreme Court, and the presidency.
November 19, 2025
high
statistical
Public confidence levels in key national institutions as measured by a national poll.
A federal appellate court or the Supreme Court resolving a dispute over a domestic troop deployment directly affects deployment in the state before the court but can create legal precedent that influences how courts weigh similar cases in the future.
October 23, 2025
high
legal
Explains the immediate and precedent-setting impact of higher-court rulings on domestic military deployments.
Following the 2022 leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating the Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court justices experienced an increase in threats and violence.
2022
high
temporal
Characterizes a reported change in threat levels toward justices tied to the 2022 draft-opinion leak.
A 2022 Supreme Court decision ended a constitutional right to abortion.
2022
high
temporal
Supreme Court ruling that altered constitutional protections for abortion
The Supreme Court in Allen v. Milligan (2021) used 'disabled' terminology in the context of discussing remedies related to vote dilution and race-based redistricting.
January 01, 2021
high
legal precedent
Notes a Supreme Court usage of disability-related language in a case addressing race-based redistricting.
The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
2015
high
temporal
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality
The Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges produced a four-justice dissent, and Chief Justice John Roberts authored a dissenting opinion.
2015
high
temporal
Composition of opinions in the Obergefell decision
A Supreme Court decision from around 1935 established that presidents generally needed a cause (such as neglect of duty) before removing certain Senate-confirmed independent agency officials.
January 01, 1935
high
temporal
Describes a long-standing legal limitation on presidential removal of independent-agency officials that has been the subject of later litigation.
An 1898 Supreme Court ruling has formed part of the longstanding legal understanding supporting birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.
January 01, 1898
high
temporal
References historical Supreme Court precedent cited in debates about birthright citizenship.
Members of Congress can file amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court to urge the Court to rule in specific cases.
high
general
Legislative participation in judicial proceedings through third‑party briefs