Emanuel Law Outlines: Constitutional Law

Emanuel Law Outlines: Constitutional Law

Language: English

Pages: 792

ISBN: 1454881321

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


The most trusted name in law school outlines, Emanuel Law Outlines were developed while Steve Emanuel was a student at Harvard Law and were the first to approach each course from the point of view of the student. Invaluable for use throughout your course and again at exam time, Emanuel Law Outlines are well-correlated to all major casebooks to help you to create your own outlines. Sophisticated yet easy to understand, each guide includes both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues, topics, and black letter law you must know to master the course. Quiz Yourself Q&As, Essay Q&As, and Exam Tips give you ample opportunity to test your knowledge throughout the semester and leading up to the exam. Every title in the series is frequently updated and reviewed against new developments and recent cases covered in the leading casebooks. Emanuel Law Outlines provide a comprehensive breakdown of the law, more sweeping than most, for your entire study process.

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the several States." This is the "interstate" Privileges and Immunities Clause. (Be sure you distinguish this from the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which prevents a state from denying certain rights of"national citizenship" (like the right to travel).) [102] 1. The interstate Privileges and Immunities Clause prevents a state from discriminating against non-residents. But it only operates with respect to rights that are fundamental to national unity. [102]

children will be educated. Sisters] [157] [Pierce v. Soc. of SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS- REGULATIONS AFFECTING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS C-29 Example 2: A parent has a fundamental interest in deciding who will spend time with the child. Therefore, the state may not award visitation rights to a child's grandparents over the objection of the child's fit custodial parent, unless the state first gives "special weight" to the parent's wishes. a. [Troxel v. Granville] Right to continue parenting: ing -

his own. 2. s u "Substantial" overbreadth: In cases where the statute is aimed at conduct that has expressive M content (rather than aimed against pure speech), the overbreadth doctrine will only be applied if M the overbreadth would be "substantial." In other words, the potential unconstitutional applications A of the statute must be reasonably numerous compared with the constitutional applications. [489- 491] R y Example: Congress, to stamp out the trade in "animal-crush videos,"

this may be a burdening of religion. When the two clauses seem to conflict, the Free Exercise Clause dominates. In other words, if a particular benefit or accommodation to religion is arguably required by the Free Exercise Clause, then when government grants that accommodation or benefit it is not violating the Establish­ ment Clause. Example: A public university makes meeting rooms available to all sorts of student groups. If the c A university allows religious groups to use the room, there

required to respond to a private complaint before a federal administrative agency. E [Federal Maritime Comm. v. So. Car. St. Ports Auth.] [728] s u M M VII. POLITICAL QUESTIONS A. The doctrine generally: The fmal aspect of justiciability is the requirement is that the case not involve the decision of a "political question." This rule is even more vague than the other justiciability A rules we've talked about already. The doctrine does not mean that federal courts will not decide a case R

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