Category: Constitutional Law
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Constitution – Bill of Rights
Amendment 1 – Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom…
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Challenging Witnesses at Trial
The right to face one’s accusers in court is guaranteed by the constitutional right to confront and cross examine witnesses.
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One Job – Follow the Constitution
Congress has a limited role in a presidential election. Article II Section 1 as amended provides that the President of the Senate is to open and count the electoral votes…
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Pen v. Sword – First Amendment Rights
The Pen Gives Greater Strength in the Long-Run It is said that the pen is mightier than the sword. Is that way of thinking evidenced by the ordering of the…
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Impeachment of a President – 1868
The term “impeachment” is commonly misunderstood as being synonymous with removal from office. As used in the Constitution, impeachment refers to a formal accusation of misconduct. Following the issuance of…
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“To Support and Defend the Constitution”
Each officer and each enlisted member of the armed forces takes an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Many…
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Not Red. Not Blue. Just United.
Studies have shown that even a random color assignment can dramatically affect how one person views another – based just on the other person’s randomly assigned color. Psychologists took a…
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Eyewitness Reliability in Criminal Cases
Eyewitness reliability involves more than just determining whether a witness is honest. Utah criminal jury trials often involve honest witnesses who are simply wrong.
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Equal Protection and Chicken Eggs
The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees each person equal protection under the law.