Category: US Constitution

The use of race in college admissions has been a controversial constitutional law issue for over thirty years. What Americans have come to know as “affirmative active” may change later this year when the U. S. Supreme Court considers the issue ag...

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a sensitive issue for the United States. In an effort to preserve peace in the Middle East, our leaders have always walked a fine line when it comes to choosing sides. Therefore, it should not be surprising that a ...

Americans who support and oppose “Obamacare” now find themselves without elected Congressmen to lobby and without the media to influence public opinion.  The fate of the Affordable Care Act is now in the hands of nine people elected by no one an...

Supreme Court decisions remain relevant long after they are decided, often setting legal precedent for years and even decades. The landmark decision of Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), is a perfect example. Vice President Joe Biden refe...

In U.S. v. Jones, the Supreme Court was called upon to interpret the Fourth Amendment of the constitution when police used global positioning technology to fight crime. The issue before the Court was whether attaching a GPS device to a vehicle and t...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently considered whether corporations could be sued in the United States for alleged involvement in human rights abuses overseas. The case has important legal implications for U.S. businesses with operations around the globe...

When drafting legislation, Congress frequently forgets some very important details, leaving the courts to decipher what they really meant to do (referred to as “legislative intent”). The Supreme Court recently tackled this problem in Martel v. C...

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has thwarted efforts by the state of Montana to gain title to certain riverbeds. To understand the decision, one has to know a little legal history. In fact, the opinion cites a number of historical sources...