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Current constitutional issues related to vaccine mandates

WEBUnder the Constitution’s Spending Clause, Congress could provide financial incentives for states to enact mandates. It could also regulate vaccine requirements …

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On this day, the Supreme Court rules on vaccines and …

WEBOn this day, the Supreme Court rules on vaccines and public health. In the face of future public health emergencies like the Coronavirus, a precedential Supreme …

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The U.S. Constitution Constitution Center

WEBBringing Together Experts to Interpret the Constitution. We selected two scholars for each clause with guidance from the American Constitution Society and the Federalist …

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Where does the government’s right to require …

WEBIn the 1905 case Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court upheld the authority of the states to enforce mandatory vaccination laws under the police power of …

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The Constitution and the Coronavirus

WEBJeffrey Rosen is joined by public health law experts Polly Price of Emory University School of Law and Ed Richards of Louisiana State University Law Center to …

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022)

WEBDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a landmark decision addressing whether the Constitution protects the right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Supreme Court …

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COVID-19 and the Constitution — Key Takeaways

WEBOn Tuesday, April 7 (after this podcast was recorded), the Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas can continue to prohibit abortions given “the escalating spread of COVID-19 …

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The constitutional issues related to Covid-19 mask …

WEBThe Congressional Research Service’s guidance concludes that the ability of the President or Congress to mandate mask wearing is similar the federal …

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Constitutional powers and issues during a quarantine …

WEBTo be sure, the federal government has important quarantine powers. Under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human …

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Constitution Center

WEBConstitution 101. Explore our new 15-unit core curriculum with educational videos, primary texts, and more.

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Article I, Sec. 8: Federalism and the Overall Scope of Federal Power

WEBThe Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United …

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Understanding presidential disability and the 25th Amendment …

WEBPresident Donald J. Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis has sparked a flood of news stories about the 25th Amendment and its possible role if the President were …

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Interpretation: The Ninth Amendment Constitution Center

WEBThe Committee dropped Madison’s proposed declaration and rewrote his Ninth Amendment proposal to read as it reads today: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain …

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Executive Orders 101: What are they and how do Presidents use …

WEBAn executive order is a directive from the President that has much of the same power as a federal law. Several landmark moments in American history came …

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Article I, Section 1: General Principles

WEBThere are many contentious issues arising under Article I, Section 1, which vests Congress with “all legislative Powers herein granted.” I shall argue that the best reading of the …

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Interpretation: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Constitution Center

WEBLed by Senator Birch Bayh, Congress gave them focused consideration and, in July of 1965, sent the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the states for ratification. Less than two …

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Interpretation: The Commerce Clause Constitution Center

WEBSebelius, in 2012, a majority of the justices found that a mandate to compel a person to engage in the economic activity of buying health insurance was beyond the powers of …

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The Constitutional Right to Protest at Universities

WEBThe recent protests about the Israel-Hamas war at universities around the nation are drawing attention to the most basic of First Amendment rights: the ability to …

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Griswold v. Connecticut Constitution Center

WEBIn 1961, Estelle Griswold and C. Lee Buxton, who ran a birth control clinic, were arrested and convicted for violating laws banning contraception and assisting others in using it. …

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Roe v. Wade Constitution Center

WEBSummary. At a time when Texas law restricted abortions except to save the life of the mother, Jane Roe (a single, pregnant woman) sued Henry Wade, the local district …

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Interpretation: The Spending Clause Constitution Center

WEBThe Spending Clause gives Congress the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and the general …

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First Amendment The Establishment Clause Common …

WEB5 from prohibitions on employment discrimination for ministers. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. E.E.O.C. (2012). Two federal laws, the Religious Freedom

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