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Chief Justice Warns That 'Civic Education Has Fallen By the Wayside'

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U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. focused on civics education in his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary, saying "we have come to take democracy for granted, and civic education has fallen by the wayside."

"In our age, when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale, the public's need to understand our government, and the protections it provides, is ever more vital," Roberts said in the report, which each year provides statistics on the judicial workload but also adopts a theme, often filled with historical references.

The year-end report is usually ...

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