A collection of very important United States federal laws from various aspects of law such as traffic law, personal injury law, criminal law, family law, property law, constitutional law, insurance law, intellectual Property law, immigration laws
Emmett Till Anti Lynching Law is the newest addition to the US federal civil rights code. The act signed into law on March 29th, 2022 by president Joe Biden classifies lynching as a federal hate crime and prescribes punishments for people found guilty of lynching. In this article, we take a look at the full …
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Habeas Corpus definition Habeas Corpus is a latin term which translates to “that you have the body.” It is a writ used check arbitrary or illegal detention by producing a prisoner or detainee before a court of competent jurisdiction for determination on the validity of their detention or imprisonment. For example a federal court in …
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For about five decades, the supreme court ruling in Roe v Wade legalized abortion until fetal viability, effectively, women can have an abortion up six months of pregnancy. The ruling has served as a judicial precedent to quash abortion laws in states such as Arkansas, Utah etc. Recently, the state of Texas, introduced the Heartbeat Abortion …
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The 14th Amendment of the United States constitution is the article which sets the ground rules for citizenship, basic rights of citizens, holders of public office, how they are elected and how the US honors it’s debts. Read the full text of the 14th amendment below. The United States congress passed the 14th Amendment in …
The bill of rights of the constitution of the United States is comprised of the first ten amendments to the constitution that lays out the rights of citizens and inhabitants of the United States of America. Bill of rights 1st Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free …
The 17th amendment of the United States constitution is the amendment that dictates the composition of the U.S. senate. It also sets out the requirement of having senators elected by popular election rather than appointment. The framers of the constitution originally authorized state legislatures to choose Senators for their states. The rational behind this provision …
To many people, total financial ruin comes to mind when an individual files for bankruptcy, but that is not usually the case, thanks to measures like the chapter 13 bankruptcy provision. What is Bankruptcy? Bankruptcy is a legal process involving a person or business unable to honor their debts to creditors. The provision may result …
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The 16th Amendment of the United States constitution is the article that gives congress the power to impose and collect taxes on incomes from the people and businesses in the federal jurisdiction. The article was passed in the year 1913. 16th Amendment The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from …
The first amendment of the US constitution is the amendment that spells out the basic freedoms of citizens and inhabitants of the United States of America and separates state from church. The amendment grants the freedom to practice religion but prohibits congress from making laws that recognize any religion. It also accords the people the …
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African American men the right to vote by declaring that the “right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Although the amendment …
