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Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
During the course of paving streets and performing other civic improvements, the City of Baltimore diverted streams so that they emptied into the city’s…
Eminent Domain
See Takings Clause: Fifth Amendment
Privileges and Immunities Clause: Article IV
The Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV provides that “the Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of…
Colegrove v. Green (1946)
Until it was overruled by Baker v. Carr in 1962, Colegrove v. Green (1946) was the leading precedent on legislative apportionment, holding that apportionment…
Articles of Confederation (full document)
1 ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 1.1 I. 1.2 II. 1.3 III. 1.4 IV. 1.5 V. 1.6 VI. 1.7 VII. 1.8 VIII. 1.9 IX. 1.10 X.…
Arizona v. United States (2012)
The Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona v. United States, 587 U.S. 387 (2012), declared unconstitutional most provisions of Arizona’s controversial S.B.…
Sovereignty
Where is sovereignty lodged in the U.S. federal system established by the 1787 Federal Constitution? There have been numerous answers: in the federal government,…
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 “to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.”…
Bank
American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al. (2019)
In American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al. (2019), the Supreme Court held that a large World War I memorial in…
American Indians and Federalism
A common definition of federalism, contained in the majority of American government, state and local politics, and public administration texts, is the division of…
Trump, Donald
Born in Queens, New York on June 14, 1946, Donald Trump was a central figure in the city’s political and social life decades before…
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