May 24, 2005 | Case Comments, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 38
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that the Government will neither establish a religion, nor prohibit its citizens from the free exercise of their chosen religion. The Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses prohibitions apply to...
May 24, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 38
The title of this Essay comes from a case decided in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that was appealed to the United States Supreme Court. In Snyder v. Massachusetts, Massachusetts’ highest court held that preventing a criminal defendant from traveling with...
May 24, 2005 | Case Comments, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 38
To ensure uniformity in dealing with foreign nations, the United States Constitution allocates responsibility for foreign affairs to the National Government. Although states may enact legislation that touches on foreign relations, at some point state power must yield...
May 24, 2005 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 38
Following World War II, the nations of the world determined to avoid the devastation of a total world war. The nations, in pursuit of that end, formed the United Nations and signed a pact to renounce the use of force and solve their problems through dialogue. The...
May 24, 2005 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 38
Chapter 42, section 1983 of the United States Code is the primary source of law for obtaining damages and equitable relief against state and local officials, and through them, municipalities who violate the constitution. The statute provides remedies for violations...
May 24, 2005 | Case Comments, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 38
The guarantee of substantive due process under the United States Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment has long been held to protect parents’ fundamental interest in the care, custody, and control of their children. The United States Supreme Court has nonetheless...
