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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Recently Enacted Arizona Legislation on Y2K Liability
The Arizona Legislature passed important Y2K legislation during the last legislative session. The new law signed by Governor Hull on April 26, 1999 is effective immediately because the bill contained an emergency clause. The law provides that ...
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San Francisco’s Cross To Bear
As the winter holidays approach, the large Latin cross on San Francisco's Mount Davidson is once again in the news. Last year's sale to an Armenian group terminated lengthy litigation which had alleged the city was favoring Christianity, but now ...
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Presidential Impeachment: The Legal Standard and Procedure
The involuntary removal of a sitting President of the United States has never occurred in our history. The only legal way such can be accomplished is by the impeachment process. This article discusses the legal standard to be properly applied by ...
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Privacy and security of your medical records: The New Number
The United States government is now discussing how to deal with the computerization of medical records. The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics has been given the responsibility to possibly implement a Unique Individual Identifier ...
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Prisoner’s Right to Receive Magazine Subscription
Plaintiff, a prisoner at a state correctional facility, filed a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 alleging that the defendants, employees of the institution, violated his constitutional rights by refusing to permit plaintiff to ...
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Taking a Byte Out of Electronic Recruiting: Applying Old Rules To New Technology
Like so much else these days, the Internet and other technology-based tools are revolutionizing the way employees are recruited and hired. Employers and job seekers alike are embracing electronic recruiting, hoping to find new and improved methods ...
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President Clinton Fails to Support Renewed Calls for Fast Track Vote
President Bill Clinton has failed to actively support the June 25 announcement by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, that he planned to schedule a September vote on extending fast-track trade negotiating authority for the ...
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Political Laws: a Trap for the Unwary
With the passage last year of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-65), the first Federal lobbying reform in nearly 50 years took effect. In addition, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate substantially revised their ...
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Paving the Road to Equal Opportunity: The New Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Regulation
(1) to create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly, (2) to mend but not end the DBE program, and (3) to make the DBE program more effective and efficient for all participants. This regulation responds to over 900 public comments ...
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OIG Issues Guidelines for Voluntary Disclosure of Health Care Fraud
On October 21, the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol, a program for health care providers to voluntarily report fraudulent conduct affecting Medicare, Medicaid ...
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