Respondent Russell Bartlett attended Arctic Man 2014, an extreme ski event held in Alaska’s Hoodoo Mountains. Bartlett v. Nieves et al., 2016 WL 3702952 at *1 (D. Ala. 2016). The event brings people to Alaska for several days of partying. Id. During...
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The Supreme Court will hear a case from a state court only if the judgment of the state court turned on federal grounds. It will refuse jurisdiction if it finds grounds for a judgment based on adequate and independent state grounds to support the state...
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For twenty-two years, Petitioner James Obergefell and his late partner, John Arthur, lived together in a committed relationship in Cincinnati, Ohio until Arthur’s passing on October 22, 2013. See Obergefell v. Kasich, No. 1:13-cv-501, 2013 WL 3814262,...
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Complete power over a particular area with no limitations. This term is often used to describe the Commerce Power of Congress. Under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) Congress is granted full power over interstate commerce. The Court...
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Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, Congress has the power to establish Post Offices and Post Roads.
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There is a long and evolving history regarding the right to privacy in the United States. In the context of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court first recognized the “right to privacy” in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Before...
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The Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution states that "the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states." This clause protects fundamental rights of...
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Under Article IV, Section 3, Congress shall have the power "to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States".
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The rational basis test is a judicial review test. A judicial review test is what courts use to determine the constitutionality of a statute or ordinance.
The Requirements of the TestTo pass the rational basis test, the statute or ordinance...
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Adam Samia was employed as a security guard and, in 2011, traveled to the Philippines to work for a company called Echelon Associates. Brief for Petitioner, Adam Samia at 8. Echelon was a front company for the operations of Paul LeRoux, a South African...