Constitutional Law I

. . . the Ninth Circuit just issued an opinion this morning holding that an Arizona law requiring that voters present proof of citizenship w...

During last night's class, we had a terrific discussion that weaved several different constitutional principles together. The two princi...

QUESTION: I was going over my notes again from our class on McCulloch and had a question. You mentioned that the Necessary and Proper Claus...

QUESTION: Regarding Youngstown : it's unclear to me why the part of Art. II that says "the executive power shall be vested in a Pr...

QUESTION: Isn't the relationship between the Compassionate Use Act and the Controlled Substances Act in Raich somewhat analogous to So...

QUESTION: Although Marshall ultimately ruled that the Court lacked jurisdiction, he first investigated whether Marbury had a right to the c...

QUESTION: First, although possession of eagle feathers is not in itself a commercial activity, just like possession of guns in Lopez isn...