Supreme Court | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/supreme-court/RSS feed for Supreme CourtenFri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens During the 1960shttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-records-suggest-parents-collaborated-with-the-fbi-to-spy-on-their-rebellious-teens-during-the-1960s-180987694/As high school students across the U.S. embraced political activism, adults turned to the authorities to shield their sons and daughters from radical influencesFri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-records-suggest-parents-collaborated-with-the-fbi-to-spy-on-their-rebellious-teens-during-the-1960s-180987694/Twelve Failed Constitutional Amendments That Could Have Reshaped American Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/twelve-failed-constitutional-amendments-that-could-have-reshaped-american-history-180987425/These proposals sought to change the United States' name, abolish the presidency and the vice presidency, and set a limit on personal fortunes, among other measuresMon, 06 Oct 2025 13:18:24 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/twelve-failed-constitutional-amendments-that-could-have-reshaped-american-history-180987425/On This Day in 1944, the Supreme Court Upheld the Executive Order That Incarcerated Over 120,000 Japanese Americans During World War IIhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1944-the-supreme-court-upheld-the-executive-order-that-incarcerated-over-120000-japanese-americans-during-world-war-ii-180985616/Even at the time, the now-notorious decision provoked strong dissent from three justices worried about sliding into the "ugly abyss of racism"Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1944-the-supreme-court-upheld-the-executive-order-that-incarcerated-over-120000-japanese-americans-during-world-war-ii-180985616/When Susan B. Anthony and 14 Other Women Were Arrested for Voting Illegally in a Presidential Electionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/susan-b-anthony-and-14-other-women-were-arrested-for-voting-illegally-in-the-presidential-election-on-this-day-in-1872-180985279/After her detainment on this day in 1872, Anthony was found guilty by a federal court. She refused to pay her "unjust" $100 fineMon, 18 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/susan-b-anthony-and-14-other-women-were-arrested-for-voting-illegally-in-the-presidential-election-on-this-day-in-1872-180985279/When a Trailblazing Suffragist and a Crusading Prosecutor Teamed Up to Expose an Election Conspiracyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trailblazing-suffragist-crusading-prosecutor-teamed-up-expose-election-conspiracy-180984903/An unlikely duo exposed political corruption in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1914—and set a new precedent for fair voting across the countryThu, 05 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trailblazing-suffragist-crusading-prosecutor-teamed-up-expose-election-conspiracy-180984903/Before Andy Warhol Set His Eyes on Marilyn and Prince, There Was Gilbert Stuart and George Washingtonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/before-andy-warhol-set-his-eyes-on-marilyn-and-prince-there-was-gilbert-stuart-and-george-washington-180984407/Two court cases over 200 years apart reflect what happens when commercial and artistic interests meetMon, 03 Jun 2024 14:09:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/before-andy-warhol-set-his-eyes-on-marilyn-and-prince-there-was-gilbert-stuart-and-george-washington-180984407/This Map Lets You See How School Segregation Has Changed in Your Hometownhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/school-segregation-interactive-map-180984360/The new interactive tool accompanies a study of school enrollment data, which shows that segregation has worsened in recent decadesFri, 17 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/school-segregation-interactive-map-180984360/The Fabulous Fabulist Lawyer Who Wasn’t, but Still Managed to Get a Man Off Death Rowhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fabulous-fabulist-lawyer-who-wasnt-but-still-managed-to-get-a-man-off-death-row-180984229/Take in the remarkable tale of the fake attorney best known as L.A. Harris, whose scams put him in trouble with the law in jurisdictions nationwideMon, 29 Apr 2024 11:30:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fabulous-fabulist-lawyer-who-wasnt-but-still-managed-to-get-a-man-off-death-row-180984229/How a 1924 Immigration Act Laid the Groundwork for Japanese American Incarcerationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-a-1924-immigration-act-laid-the-groundwork-for-japanese-american-incarceration-180983757/A Smithsonian curator and a historian discuss the links between the Johnson-Reed Act and Executive Order 9066, which rounded up 120,000 Japanese Americans in camps across the Western U.S.Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-a-1924-immigration-act-laid-the-groundwork-for-japanese-american-incarceration-180983757/Court Rules Against Returning Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting to Jewish Familyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/court-rules-pissarro-painting-stolen-by-nazis-will-not-return-to-its-jewish-owners-180983581/Sold in exchange for exit visas in 1939, the estimated $30 million masterpiece will stay at a Spanish museumTue, 16 Jan 2024 18:21:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/court-rules-pissarro-painting-stolen-by-nazis-will-not-return-to-its-jewish-owners-180983581/