CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--FEDERAL COURTS: IS THE CONSTITUTION A SWORD?MILLER, BRUCEWestern New England Law Review
Article VI addresses debts, establishes the Constitution as the highest law (known asthe Supremacy Clause) and mandates that officers of all branches of government, federal and state, take an oath to uphold the Constitution. Article VII sets forth the requirements for ratification of the Constitutio...
Is due process a constitutional right? Is freedom of speech a substantive law? Are constitutional amendments laws? Is filibuster in the U.S. Constitution? What does the Constitution say about the executive branch? What does the constitution say about immigration laws?
The two court systems are to some extent over-lapping, in that certain kinds of disputes (such as a claim that a state law is in violation of the Constitution) maybe initiated in either system. They are also to some extent hierarchical, for the federal system stands above the state system...
It's too soon to tell how serious President Trump is in defiance of the Constitution. In his first 28 days, he signed an order to nullifybirthright citizenshipfor some—a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. And he has closed agencies and frozen spending that Congress mandated by law. Lo...
Federal common law is relatively narrow in scope, being limited primarily to clearly federal issues that have not been addressed by a statute.State constitutions are the supreme law within the state. Although a state constitution may grant greater rights than those secured by the federal ...
The Constitution gives power to the federal government in three branches: the legislative branch that makes the law, the executive branch that carries out the law and makes treaties, and the judicial branch that interprets the law. The Constitution also defines the relationship between the states ...
The constitution provides certain rights for citizens of the United States by defining those rights and the law based on those rights. The United States Constitution provides for a separation of powers with a set of checks and balances within the three branches of the federal government. The cons...
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BOSTON - Many Americans assume that gender equality under the law is baked into the Constitution. There is a U.S. Constitutional Amendment that guarantees "Equal Protection" under the law, but in practice, no full guarantee of equality based on sex. ...