Constitutional Law
While Constitutional Law originated during colonial times, it is just as relevant today as it was back in 1787 when the document was written. In today’s modern world of ubiquitous electronic communication, constitutional law is a much debated and litigated realm of law. The law frequently can’t keep pace with technology, and new laws, both federal and state, are being consistently legislated and challenged in U.S courtrooms. The First Amendment and privacy concerns are a particular hotbed of debate. If your practice involves representing a telecommunications corporation, click on the articles below to learn more 1996 Telecommunications Act or broadcast ownership rules. If your client is being tried for a white-collar crime, make sure you read about when your client should invoke the Fifth Amendment in front of a grand jury. Click on a link below to get started.
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Constitutional Law Articles
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Equal Protection
Any trial court should be delighted to see the filing of cross motions of parties for summary judgment. The parties may simultaneously admit that the lack of genuine issues presents the case for decision. The parties did so in a recent case, Lalla ...
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Employers Exhale: United States Supreme Court Medical Marijuana Decision Aids Employer Anti-Drug Programs
Employer drug and alcohol abuse prevention and testing programs recently received a boost when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gonzales v. Raich, No. 03-1451 (June 6, 2005), that state laws authorizing the use of marijuana to treat illness do not ...
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Effects of the CAN-SPAM Act on E-Mail Marketing
This article was originally published in the Spring 2004 edition (Vol. 4, No. 1) of Thelen Reid's Intellectual Property and Tade Regulation Journal. A common marketing technique today is for businesses to send unsolicited e-mail messages to a ...
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Effect of Affirmative Action Decision on Small Minority-Owned Businesses
In a sharply divided 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court, in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Federico Pena, Secretary of Transportation, overruled past precedent and sharply restricted federal contracting preferences (or "set-asides") for ...
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