Constitutional category: 1750 books

The April 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal (Vol. 123, No. 6) features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. An extensive Feature explores the idea of Federalism as the New Nationalism, with contributions by Jessica Bulman-Pozen ("From Sovereignty...

Legal scholars expect to resolve religious dilemmas according to principles of equality, neutrality, or separation of church and state. But such abstractions fail to do justice to the clashing values in today’s pluralistic society. Marc DeGirolami explains why conflicts implicating religious liberty are so emotionally fraught and deeply contested.

Janet McLean explores how the common law has personified the state and how those personifications affect and reflect the state's relationship to bureaucracy, sovereignty and civil society, the development of public law norms, the expansion and contraction of the public sphere with nationalization...

Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all its citizens, the Supreme Court remains a mystery to most Americans, its workings widely felt but rarely seen firsthand. In this book, journalists who cover the Court—acting as the eyes and ears of not just the American people, but the Constitution...

School vouchers. The Pledge of Allegiance. The ban on government grants for theology students. The abundance of church and state issues brought before the Supreme Court in recent years underscores an incontrovertible truth in the American legal system: the relationship between the state and religion...

This book explains how the Ninth Amendment is the key to understanding rights in the United States. The founders created the Ninth Amendment to protect unlisted natural law rights as they were understood in their day. This amendment was never intended to allow future generations to create new rights....

Ganhe tempo com esta Edição Inteligente da Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil - Atualizada até a Emenda Constitucional nº 71, de 29/11/2012. Esta Edição Inteligente foi concebida com o objetivo de facilitar a leitura...

Public law has been conceived in many different ways, sometimes overlapping, often conflicting. However in recent years a common theme running through the discussions of public law is one of loss. What function and future can public law have in this rapidly transforming landscape, where globalized...

A obra "A Constituição e o Supremo" traz a Constituição Federal anotada pela jurisprudência do STF, atualizada até dezembro/2011, contendo a Emenda Constitucional nº 67. Trata-se da versão em livro digital da jurisprudência disponível no site de internet do Supremo Tribunal Federal. Esta obra é fonte de consulta imprescindível para todos que atuam em direito constitucional.

The Rule of Law Trumps the Constitution. Florida's Rule of Law was inconsistent with the 5th Amendment and arbitrary in taking Terri Shiavo's life

The petitioner asked the Supreme Court two important questions: On his petition to the California Supreme Court: is the petitioner entitled to a written and published opinion under his 1st Amendment right to petition, 5th Amendment right for due process and 14th Amendment right for equal treatment? On...

Does a court have discretion to remain silent and avoid addressing its fundamental jurisdiction in writing? And, does a court have discretionary powers to certify its decision as an unpublished opinion pursuant to California Rules of Court rule 8.1115?

Supreme Court Questions Presented in Case 09-381– 5th and 14th Amendment Questions Denied Without Opinion. Do California's quick action laws deprive property owners of their 5th Amendment right for due process and just compensation and 14th Amendment right for equal treatment?

The appeal court remained silent on petitioner's Motion to Void Judgment which was not heard, denied petitioner's appeal without opinion and ordered non publication.