the Constitution

civil rights

Overview

A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury.

Discrimination occurs when the civil rights of an individual are denied or interfered...

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), and religion in employment, education, and access to public facilities and public accommodations...

civil union

A civil union is a marriage-like relationship, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. In other words, civil union is a legal relationship between two people that provides legal protection to the...

civil union partners

Civil union partners are partners who are in a marriage-like legal relationship. If a couple is in a civil union they receive inheritance rights, employment benefits, property, parental rights, etc.

The exact level of rights...

clear and present danger

The clear and present danger test originated in Schenck v. the United States. The test says that the printed or spoken word may not be the subject of previous restraint or subsequent punishment unless its expression creates a clear and...

Clinton v. City of New York (1998)

Clinton v. City of New York is a Supreme Court case that struck down the Line Item Veto Act because it gave the executive branch the unilateral authority to amend a law without having to go through the legislative process. The Line Item Veto...

cloture

Cloture is the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass. In the U.S. Senate, a three-fifths majority is usually required to invoke cloture, which translates to 60 votes if no vacant seats...

codification

Codification is the process of compiling rules and laws into an orderly, formal code. The code is a systematic compilation of existing laws to be included in a legislative statute. It is a compilation of all the laws in force, including the...

codified

To be codified is to be defined or otherwise included in a legislative statute. It is sometimes used in a wider sense to refer to principles that can be found not just in statutes, but also in constitutions, administrative rules, and other...

collateral estoppel

Collateral estoppel is an important doctrine in the fields of criminal law and civil procedure.

In criminal law, collateral estoppel protects criminal defendants from being tried for the same issue in more than one criminal...

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