Laws are beautiful and are written to seek justice or at least approach it and what the codes say, what Constitution says, what international conventions and charters say is another thing. ..…
The United States and its constituent states, Justice Ginsburg wrote, “compose one people, bound by an overriding Federal Constitution.” ... “Under our Constitution, the federal and state governments are but two expressions of a single and sovereign people,” she wrote. . ..…
Supreme Court upholds the double jeopardy rule that allows states and the government to prosecute for the same crime. ..…
Among them, Article II of the Agreement stands out, Central Authority shall be Ministry of Justice.. Brazilian Federal Constitution stipulates that it's the exclusive constitutional prerogative of the President of Republic to conclude international treaties and to conduct the country's..…
In 1961, Roy Torcaso wanted to be a notary public in Maryland but he was denied as he refused to make “a declaration of belief in the existence of God,” as required by Maryland’s State Constitution, Article 37. ... Watkins (1961), went to the Supreme Court where Justice Hugo Black..…
Proof of this fact is that parties are not mentioned in the text and that the original process to select the president by Electoral College presupposed that the person getting the most electoral votes became president and the runner up becoming vice-president. ..…
Like Suffragists of our past, the women of our time demanding equality, justice and opportunity for everyone, not just for themselves.. After 240 years, we will enshrine the rights of in Constitution by passing the Equal Rights Amendment. ..…
When the American Humanist Association (AHA) argued that the cross was somehow an official endorsement of religion, Justice Samuel Alito couldn't have disagreed more. The whole point of the 'religious clauses of the Constitution' are to 'foster a society in which people of all beliefs can..…
Peace Cross memorial displayed on government-owned Bladensburg, Maryland outside Washington, DC does not violate Establishment Clause.. ..…
Radzinschi / National Law Journal Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a dissent that was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justice Clarence Thomas. . “The Constitution promises that only the people’s elected representatives may adopt new federal laws restricting..…
The opinion by Associate Justice Samuel Alito concluded that the display does not violate the Constitution's establishment clause because of its longevity and multiple messages. ... A federal district court judge ruled in 2015 that the monument did not violate the..…
Peace Cross is monument built in 1925 Bladensburg, Maryland, to honor soldiers. ..…
SALT LAKE CITY — 40-foot-tall cross will remain standing Bladensburg, Maryland, after Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that government funding for the monument does not unlawfully privilege Christian faith.. ..…
Taking the lead this morning for the plurality, Justice Samuel Alito said the monument does not run afoul of the Constitution given how long it has stood, as well as its cultural context as a recognized symbol of those who died during the Great War. . ..…
Justice Neil Gorsuch dissented, and was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas. . ... “The Constitution promises that only the people’s elected representatives may adopt new federal laws restricting liberty. ..…
The result of these problems, and far more, was arbitrariness and intrusiveness, with huge costs that stifled many voices until Reagan administration ended it in 1987.. ..…
When you look at section 270 to 271 of the Nigeria Constitution, it provided for the appointment of the Chief Judge of the state. . ..…
In decision, Supreme Court ruled Peace Cross located Bladensburg, Md., honoring 49 in the county. ..…
Court of Appeals for Second Circuit had affirmed New York federal court's ruling that said Rensselaer County false-evidence-based lawsuit against former county prosecutor was time-barred because the period had begun to run when the prosecutor first put forward the allegedly fabricated evidence.. ..…
The judge was assigned to the case June 3. Since then, he said, he had “wondered” whether the United States Constitution applies to military commissions, and was hoping prosecutors and defense lawyers would help him “make the right decision.” . ..…
Supreme Court today rejected challenge to the constitutionality of Bladensburg Peace Cross. ..…