Taney said the Constitution gave the right of citizenship only to members of the white race.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Buchanan declared that the constitution gave no state the right to leave.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

But the United States Constitution guarantees the right to trial by jury.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Last year, the court ruled the 2nd amendment to the U.S.Constitution's protects the right of an individual citizen to own a handgun in the District of Columbia, a federally governed enclave.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The high court ruling says the right to have a handgun for self defense is a fundamental right under the Second Amendment to the U.S.Constitution and applies to state and local jurisdictions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06