Rights and Responsibilities of US Citizens Explained
Civic duties are what the law asks of you; constitutional guarantees are what the law owes you — and the two are not the same thing.
Rights
Constitutional litigation followed through the courts: voting access, privacy, speech, due process and equal protection, with holdings quoted accurately.
What the 2024 Section 702 Renewal Actually Changed About US Surveillance
The RISAA extended the warrantless program for two years — and quietly narrowed the FBI's rules while widening who can be searched.
Miller, Montgomery, Jones: How the Supreme Court Rewrote Juvenile Life Sentences
Mandatory life without parole for minors has been unconstitutional since 2012, retroactive since 2016, and discretionary since 2021 — three cases that drew today's sentencing map.
What the ADA's Web Accessibility Rule Actually Requires, and Why the Deadline Moved
A 2024 rule set a firm technical standard for state and local government websites; a 2026 extension pushed compliance back a year without changing what the standard demands.
Who Gets Body Camera Footage, and When: The Disclosure Rules Explained
Public records laws decide release state by state, and the gap between a California 45-day clock and a North Carolina court order is where most footage fights happen.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act After Callais: What Still Works
The 2026 decision in Louisiana v. Callais rewired the Gingles framework, demanding evidence of intentional race-based map-drawing — and the vote-dilution lawsuit is being rebuilt around it.