by uslawessentials | Jun 2, 2021 | Caselaw, Supreme Court News, The Constitution, Uncategorized, video
Two recent Supreme Court decisions provide an excellent example of how case law develops in the United States and when decisions have retroactive application. We’ll first the 2020 decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, and then summarize the Supreme...
by uslawessentials | Jun 13, 2020 | The Constitution, video, What does . . . mean?
What is qualified immunity? As explained by the Supreme Court of the United States, the “doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or...
by uslawessentials | Apr 24, 2020 | Caselaw, Supreme Court News, The Constitution
Abortion Rights Supporters and others were Concerned by the Supreme Court’s Decision in Ramos v Louisiana The Supreme Court’s decision in Ramos v. Louisiana concerned advocates of a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy because some Justices on...
by uslawessentials | Oct 10, 2019 | Sources of law, The Constitution, What does . . . mean?
The Commerce Clause is a Sentence in the United States Constitution that Provides Congress with the Power to Enact Laws The Constitution of the United States, among other things, distributes power to the three branches of the federal government. These three branches...
by uslawessentials | Sep 4, 2019 | The Constitution, video, What does . . . mean?
Courts Apply the Rational Basis, Intermediate Scrutiny, and Strict Scrutiny Tests to Determine whether a Government Law or Action is Constitutional Depending on the circumstances, courts apply different tests to determine whether a law (or government activity) is...
by uslawessentials | Jun 18, 2019 | Supreme Court News, The Constitution, video, What does . . . mean?
The Supreme Court Upholds the Separate Sovereigns Doctrine in Gamble v. United States On June 17, 2019, the Supreme Court, in Gamble v. United States, affirmed the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and held that successive prosecution by state and federal governments...
