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"We always believed this was gravely illegal," added Katyal, "and it was very gratifying to see six members of the Supreme Court agree with us."The ruling marked a rare and consequential rebuke of presidential authority in the trade arena, where courts have historically given the executive branch wide latitude, said Katyal, a 55-year-old Georgetown University law professor and former acting Solicitor General in the Obama administration.

President Donald Trump slammed the Supreme Court in a press conference on Feb. 20, 2026, after the conservative court blocked sweeping tariffs in a 6–3 decision, dealing a major blow to the president's economic agenda and limiting executive power.

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Supreme Court limits tariff power, drawing fierce backlash from Trump

President Donald Trump slammed theSupreme Courtin a press conference on Feb. 20, 2026, after the conservative court blocked sweeping tariffs in a 6–3 decision, dealing a major blow to the president's economic agenda and limiting executive power.

That pushback, which included support from two Trump-appointed conservative judges, made the victory especially significant.

"Whenever you're challenging major presidential action, the court is really circumspect about saying no to a president," he said. "It's always a tough hill."

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In several dozen previous cases, the Supreme Court mostly gave Trump short-term wins regarding presidential authority in cases brought as part of the high court's emergency docket, which allowed Trump policies to go into effect temporarily until lower courts ruled on them.

Butthe tariffs casewas a regular case before the Supreme Court, which had ordered full briefings and expedited arguments.

As such, Katyal said, it was the first time the justices had the first real opportunity to say yes – or no – to Trump, who aggressively lobbied the court to side with him in recent months.

Still, Katyal said he never doubted the legal foundation of the challenge."I'd always known in my heart of hearts, this was blatantly illegal," he said, adding that his team believed it had "the best originalist understanding from the point of view of our founders."He also sharply criticized the underlying policy, calling Trump's actions "really fundamentally un-American."The win carries particular weight given Katyal's extensive Supreme Court experience. He said the case was his 53rd argument before the High Court, part of a career tally that now stands at 54.Yet even for a veteranSCOTUSwarrior, this one stood apart for the decisive message the justices sent about limits of presidential power."I felt like this decision was incredibly important at this moment in time," Katyal said, "to stand up for the rule of law and our separation of powers."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Tariff lawyer Neal Katyal knew he had SCOTUS case to beat Trump

Switzerland Iran US Talks

In response to a reporter's question on whether the U.S. could take limited military action asthe countries negotiate, Trump said, "I guess I can say I am considering that." A few hours later, he told reporters that Iran "better negotiate a fair deal."

Earlier Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a TV interview that his country was planning to finalize a draft deal in "the next two to three days" to send to Washington.

"I don't think it takes long, perhaps, in a matter of a week or so, we can start real, serious negotiations on the text and come to a conclusion," Araghchi said on MSNOW's "Morning Joe" show.

The tensions between the longtime adversaries have ramped up as the Trump administration pushes for concessions from Iran and has built up the largestU.S. military presence in the Middle Eastin decades, with more warships and aircraft on the way.

On Friday, the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea after being sent by Trump from the Caribbean, according to images of the ship by maritime photographers posted to social media.

Both Iran and the U.S. have signaled that they are prepared for war if talks on Tehran's nuclear program fizzle out. "We are prepared for diplomacy, and we are prepared for negotiation as much as we are prepared for war," Araghchi said Friday.

Ali Vaez, an Iran expert at the International Crisis Group, said Iran "would treat any kinetic action as an existential threat."

Vaez said he doesn't think Iran's leaders are bluffing when they say they would retaliate, while they likely believe they could maintain their hold on power despite any U.S. airstrikes.

What Iran and the US are negotiating

Trump said a day earlier that he believes 10 to 15 days is "enough time" for Iran to reach a deal followingrecent rounds of indirect negotiations, including this week in Geneva, that made little visible progress. But the talks have been deadlocked for years after Trump'sdecision in 2018to unilaterally withdraw the U.S. from Iran's 2015nuclear deal with world powers. Since then, Iran has refused to discuss wider U.S. and Israeli demands that it scale back its missile program and sever ties to armed groups.

Araghchi also said Friday that his American counterparts have not asked for zeroenrichment of uraniumas part of the latest round of talks, which is not what U.S. officials have said publicly.

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"What we are now talking about is how to make sure that Iran's nuclear program, including enrichment, is peaceful and will remain peaceful forever," he said.

He added that in return, Iran will implement some confidence-building measures in exchange for relief oneconomic sanctions.

In response to Araghchi's claim, a White House official said Trump has been clear that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons or the capacity to build them and that it cannot enrich uranium. The official wasn't authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Tehran has long insisted that any negotiations should only focus on its nuclear program and that it hasn't been enriching uranium since U.S. and Israelistrikes last June on Iranian nuclear sites. Trump said at the time that the strikes had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear sites, but the exact damage is unknown asTehran has barred international inspectors.

Although Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, the U.S. and others suspect it is aimed at eventually developing weapons.

What Congress has to say

Trump's comments have faced pushback from some lawmakers who say the president should get Congress' approval before any strike.

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Friday that he has filed a war powers resolution that would require that step. Though it has no chance of becoming law — in part because Trump himself would have to sign it — some bipartisan consensus has arisen recently among senators who forced votes on previous resolutions on military action in Venezuela.

None of those resolutions passed, but they were successful in showing how lawmakers are troubled by some of Trump's aggressive foreign policy maneuvers.

"If some of my colleagues support war, then they should have the guts to vote for the war, and to be held accountable by their constituents, rather than hiding under their desks," Kaine said in a statement.

Amiri reported from New York. Associated Press writers Michelle L. Price, Ben Finley, Stephen Groves and Konstantin Toropin in Washington and Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report.

But many of those calls are not from people seeking to provide potentially actionable leads, said Cecila Ochoa, dispatch manager for the Pima County Sheriff's Department. They're from people who want to share theories, premonitions and opinions, she said.

"If you're thinking about calling in a tip or a lead or if you have specific information regarding the case, I ask that you take a moment and think — is this tip viable, is it credible?" she said. "What we don't want are the opinions and the thoughts and kind of wondering, are investigators doing a, b, c and d."

In an update Wednesday, the department said that it does not track how many Guthrie-related calls the center has received since her family reported her missing Feb. 1. But its overall call volume has soared.

In the first 18 days of February 2025, the department said, there were 20,808 calls. In the same time period this year, there were 31,608. More than 23,000 of those calls were administrative, including calls to the non-emergency line, the department said. The rest were 911 calls.

The FBI said Wednesday that it has received more than 19,000 tips, and the sheriff's department said that hundreds of personnel from various law enforcement agencies are involved in a case it has described as a possible abduction.

Some 400 FBI agents and sheriff's deputies are still working the case as the three-week mark quickly approaches.

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Guthrie, 84,was last seen around 9:45 p.m. Jan. 31. The FBIreleased security video and still images last weekfrom her home in Catalina Hills, an unincorporated community in the Tucson area, showing a masked man with a gun, backpack and gloves appearing to tamper with a doorbell camera in the overnight hours of Feb. 1.

The agency has since described that man, who is believed to be between 5' 9 inches tall and 5'10 " tall and was wearing a 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack, as a suspect.

That suspect was also seen wearing a holster. Firearms expert John Correia said it appears to be a universal fit holster and isn't one an experienced gun owner would use.

"This does not strike me as a highly trained professional," he told NBC News.

A glove that appeared to match the ones worn by the suspect was found roughly 2 miles from Guthrie's home and contained DNA from an unknown male, authorities have said. That DNA does not match samples gathered from Guthrie's home, nor does it match any samples in the FBI's DNA database, CODIS.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators plan to use genetic genealogy, a forensic tool that combines traditional genealogical research with DNA analysis, to test a partial biological sample found at Guthrie's home.

The department has not said whether there were signs of forced entry at the house. Blood found on Guthrie's porch is believed to be hers, Nanos said.

"TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has posted several videos on social media, joined in some by her brother and sister, pleading for their mother's return and begging for her potential abductor to make contact with their family. Savannah Guthrie has said the family is willing to pay.

The BAFTAs will air live in the U.K. at 7 p.m. GMT this Sunday, Feb. 22, on BBC One (and stream on iPlayer). In the U.S., viewers can catch the show on a delay on E!, tune in live via BritBox or watch free with the help of a VPN, or virtual private network. Here's what to know about watching the 2026 BAFTAs.

When are the BAFTAs?

The 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards are this Sunday, Feb. 22.

What time are the BAFTAs on in the U.S.?

The BAFTAs will air at 7 p.m. GMT, meaning in the U.S., they'll be on at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.

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BAFTAs 2026 channel

This year's BAFTAs will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the U.K., and be rebroadcast on E! in the U.S. The show will also stream live on BritBox in the U.S., available via its own app or as a Prime Video add-on.

How to watch the 2026 BAFTAs live from the U.S.

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2026 BAFTAs host

Alan Cumming will host the 2026 BAFTAs.

2026 BAFTA presenters

This year's presenters include Aaron Pierre, Aimee Lou Wood, Alicia Vikander, Alia Bhatt, Bryan Cranston, Cillian Murphy, David Jonsson, Delroy Lindo, Emily Watson, Erin Doherty, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Hannah Waddingham, Karen Gillan, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Kerry Washington, Little Simz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Milly Alcock, Minnie Driver, Monica Bellucci, Noah Jupe, Olivia Cooke, Patrick Dempsey, Regé-Jean Page, Riz Ahmed, Sadie Sink, Stellan Skargård, Stormzy and Warwick Davis.

2026 BAFTA performers

This year's BAFTAs will see the first performance outside the U.S. of "Golden," the Grammy-winning track fromKPop Demon Hunters, sung by JAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami (the voices of HUNTR/X). Jessie Ware will also perform during the in memoriam.

2026 BAFTA nominees

Best film

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sentimental Value

• Sinners

Outstanding British film

• 28 Years Later

• The Ballad of Wallis Island

• Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy

• Die My Love

• H Is For Hawk

• Hamnet

• I Swear

• Mr Burton

• Pillion

• Steve

Leading actress

• Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

• Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

• Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue

• Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another

• Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value

• Emma Stone, Bugonia

Leading actor

• Robert Aramayo, I Swear

• Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme

• Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another

• Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon

• Michael B. Jordan, Sinners

• Jesse Plemons, Bugonia

Supporting actress

• Odessa A'zion, Marty Supreme

• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value

• Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners

• Carey Mulligan, The Ballad of Wallis Island

• Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

• Emily Watson, Hamnet

Supporting actor

• Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another

• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein

• Paul Mescal, Hamnet

• Peter Mullan, I Swear

• Sean Penn, One Battle After Another

• Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Director

• Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia

• Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

• Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

• Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

• Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value

• Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

• The Ceremony

• My Father's Shadow

• Pillion

• A Want In Her

• Wasteman

Film not in the English language

• It Was Just An Accident

• The Secret Agent

• Sentimental Value

• Sirât

• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Documentary

• 2000 Meters to Andriivka

• Apocalypse in the Tropics

• Cover-Up

• Mr Nobody Against Putin

• The Perfect Neighbor

Animated film

• Elio

• Little Amélie

• Zootropolis 2

Children's and family film

• Arco

• Boong

• Lilo & Stitch

• Zootropolis 2

Original screenplay

• I Swear

• Marty Supreme

• The Secret Agent

• Sentimental Value

• Sinners

Adapted screenplay

• The Ballad of Wallis Island

• Bugonia

• Hamnet

• One Battle After Another

• Pillion

EE BAFTA Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)

• Robert Aramayo

• Miles Caton

• Chase Infiniti

• Archie Madekwe

• Posy Sterling

Original score

• Jerskin Fendrix, Bugonia

• Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein

• Max Richter, Hamnet

• Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another

• Ludwig Göransson, Sinners

Casting

• I Swear

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sentimental Value

• Sinners

Cinematography

• Frankenstein

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

• Train Dreams

Costume design

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• Sinners

• Wicked: For Good

Editing

• F1

• A House of Dynamite

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

Production design

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

Makeup and hair

• Frankenstein

• Hamnet

• Marty Supreme

• Sinners

• Wicked: For Good

Sound

• F1

• Frankenstein

• One Battle After Another

• Sinners

• Warfare

Special visual effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash

• F1

• Frankenstein

• How to Train Your Dragon

• The Lost Bus

British short film

• Magid / Zafar

• Nostalgie

• Terence

• This Is Endometriosis

• Welcome Home Freckles

British short animation

• Cardboard

• Solstice

• Two Black Boys in Paradise

Ripa, 53,celebrated the quarter-century TV milestone alongside co-host and husband of nearly 30 years, Mark Consuelos, during a special "Live with Kelly and Mark" episode on Friday, Feb. 20.

The episode on the nationally syndicated show features appearances from old friends (including frequent co-hostJerry O'Connell), the couple'sson Michael, 28,and voice messages from their other children, Lola, 24, and Joaquin, 22, who couldn't attend.

"The one thing my children, and others, said was, 'Here's to the next 25 years,'" Ripa tells USA TODAY. "I was thinking, 'Next 25 years? If I make it through the next 25 minutes, it'll be incredible.' Listening to people talk about me was torture. Like attending your own funeral."

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Here's what to know about Ripa's milestone:

Ripa recalls the psychic who saw her pregnancy on the first episode

Ripa insists she has very few specific recollections from Feb. 5, 2001, when "All My Children" star succeeded Kathie Lee Gifford as Regis Philbin's permanent co-host and the show became "Live with Regis and Kelly." She does remember psychicChar Margolistelling Ripa on air about her pregnancy with daughter Lola.

"I knew, Mark knew, but no one else knew. Not even our families," says Ripa. "It was too early to tell people. So that's a very cohesive memory."

But many of the other TV moments replayed during the celebration were almost surprises to Ripa, who felt as if she was watching them for the first time.

"I kept saying to Mark, 'I have no memory of that,'" says Ripa. "Then I realized I was either pregnant or nursing for a substantial amount of the time. It's a lot of foggy, grainy memories."

Watching the time on air inspired Ripa to give her younger self one piece of advice:

"It would be, 'Don't wear that,'" Ripa says. "I will say in my defense, maternity clothes in 2026 look very different from those in 2000. The options were very limited in maternity fashion, specifically."

Ripa has passed Regis Philbin in the all-time 'Live!' hosting

Ripa had a complicated relationship with Philbin, whodied in 2020,as she discussed in her 2022 memoir"Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories." Philbin was first paired with Kathie Lee for a morning show in 1985, but "Live!" didn't take its current format until it became nationally syndicated in 1988. Philbin retired in 2011, after 23 hears as the show's headlining host.

Ripa has now been the top host 25 years, taking the chair with co-hosts Michael Strahan (2012–16) and Ryan Seacrest (2017–23), and now Mark.

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"I still think of it as Regis' show, and I'm the interloper," says Ripa. "My producer,Cindy MacDonald,one of my best friends, still calls me 'new girl.' This show is bigger than the host. And then we move on, and other people step into our shoes."

Ripa and Consuelos thought hosting together was 'a terrible idea'

Ripa insists that both she and her husband initially thought permanent joint hosting wouldn't work.

"We thought it was a terrible idea. It's like who wants to see two married people bicker every morning," says Ripa. "It turns out it's very interesting and relatable."

Happy birthday, Kelly Ripa! The beloved TV host turns 55 on Oct. 2, 2025. To celebrate her big day, we've rounded up photos of her life and career through the years.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ripa and Mark Consuelos cohost "Live with Kelly and Mark." Consuelos, Ripa's husband and former "All My Children" costar, joined "Live with Kelly" as her cohost on April 17, 2023.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ripa and Consuelos cohost "Live with Kelly and Mark" for the last time at 7 Lincoln Square on April 1, 2025. Ripa marked 25 years on "Live" in 2025, tying Oprah Winfrey's record as the longest-running female daytime talk show host.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ripa and Consuelos cohost "Live with Kelly and Mark" on Oct. 1, 2024. The couple won, as cohosts, the Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding talk show host in June 2024.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ripa attended the 91st Academy Awards with her husband, Consuelos. The two tied the knot in May 1996 and have three children together: Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. 

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> From left, Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa and former "Live!" cohost Ryan Seacrest attends the 95th annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023, in Hollywood.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The actress and TV personality officially got her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in October 2015.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Talk about a grand appearance! Ripa came onstage at the 10th annual TV Land Awards in April 2012 in a Catwoman costume. 

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Aw, throwback! Philbin surprised his "Live with Regis" viewers when revealing that Kelly Ripa would be his permanent cohost in 2001. 

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Kelly Ripa's career, from soap operas to 'Live!' TV host success with Mark Consuelos

Happy birthday, Kelly Ripa! The beloved TV host turns 55 on Oct. 2, 2025. To celebrate her big day, we've rounded up photos of her life and career through the years.

The two share intimate home details, including Ripa assuring her "All My Children" alum husband this week that he'd score a "gold medal" for farting while discussing a reportabout "smart underwear."

"We like to put our own experience into these news articles," says Ripa, who says there are no-go discussion areas. "I think we reveal just enough, and sometimes we don't go far enough. I'm sure Mark would say that we always go too far. I'll say that for him."

Ripa says there are no post-show recriminations for what's discussed on air, and, even on the well-choreographed show, there is no "safe" word to avoid topics that may get sensitive.

"We know each other so well, we don't need a 'safe' word. But there's a 'safe' glance," says Ripa. "We already know what the other person is thinking."

Ripa will 'tap out' of future physical show feats

Ripa has been game for on-air physical feats, from scaling a 30-ft wall with Cirque de Soleil to hangingupside down on a bungee cordwith magician David Blaine.

In 2012, Ripa and executive producer Michael Gelman consumed copious amounts of alcohol and went night skiing with torches.

"That was definitely dangerous, particularly because we had all consumed alcohol before we did it," says Ripa. "We have this theory that as long as we're doing it on camera, nothing bad can happen."

Ripa admits she'll be cutting back on the TV stunts going forward.

"I'm older and wiser and more afraid of breaking a hip," says Ripa. "Now, I'd probably tap out."

Ripa has no fears of A.I. couple replacement

Ripa does not say how long she'll continue with "Live!," but the co-host does not fear being pushed out by A.I. simulations.

"There are certain things that A.I. cannot recreate," Ripa says. "A.I. could never be as exciting or as boring as we are on anything."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Kelly Ripa hits 25 years on 'Live!', still loves oversharing with Mark

Slavery Exhibit Removed

The ruling Friday morning came as restoration work begun Thursdayresumedat the site of the former President's House. Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe had set a 5 p.m. Friday deadline for its completion, and she held to that timeline, even as the administration appeals her decision.

The Interior Department has said in court papers that it planned to replace the exhibit with its own narrative on slavery, as the administration works to remove information that it deems"disparaging" to Americansfrom federal properties. Rufe said it must work with the city on new material under a longstanding cooperative agreement.

"As this court established, "(t)he government can convey a different message without restraint elsewhere if it so pleases, but it cannot do so to the President's House until it follows the law and consults with the city," Rufe, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, said in Friday's opinion.

In its own filing Friday to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice Department called her ruling "extraordinary" and "an improper intrusion on the workings of a co-equal branch of government."

The appeals court asked the city to respond to the request for an emergency stay of Rufe's order.

One of the panels being rehung Friday morning — titled "History Lost & Found" — details the surprising discovery of artifacts from the building during an archaeological dig in the early 2000s, as work was being done on a new pavilion for the Liberty Bell.

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National Park Service employees worked with care on the exhibits, including those on the nine people enslaved by George and Martha Washington in the 1790s, when Philadelphia served as the nation's capital. The Park Service describes theoutdoor exhibitas one "that examines the paradox between slavery and freedom in the founding of the nation."

The Trump administration abruptly removed the panels in January, leading the city and other advocates to file suit. They had been on display since 2010, the result of years of research and collaboration between the city, the Park Service, historians and other private parties.

Rufe, in denying the federal government's request for a delay, said that side was unlikely to succeed at trial. And she said the public –- and the city's reputation -- was being harmed with each passing day.

The city, she said, "is responsible for the public trust in the city's telling of its own history, its own integrity in telling that history, and preventing erasure of that history, particularly in advance of the semiquincentennial."

Millions of people are expected to visit Philadelphia, the nation's birthplace, this year for the 250th anniversary of the country's founding in 1776.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, which is representing the administration in court, declined to comment on the restoration work Friday.

Kimberly Gegner, a teacher from Philadelphia, visited the site Friday with some of her 6th- to 9th-grade students. As a Black American, she said, it had pained her to see the history removed. But she was grateful to see it going back up.

"This whole case and what happened here — the taking it down and how Mayor Parker and other Pennsylvanians had to go to court to have it restored — is an excellent case of how the Constitution was applied to win this case for Philadelphia," she said.