Unconstitutional
(Adj) The constitution is the framed law under which a democratic setup is functioning. Unconstitutional means the law, act, contract or declarations which are contrary to the provisions set in the constitution.
unconstitutional
adj. referring to a statute, governmental conduct, court decision or private which violate one or more provisions of the Constitution.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. That which is contrary to the constitution.
2. When an act of the legislature is repugnant or contrary to the constitution, it is, ipso facto, void. 2 Pet. R. 522; 12 Wheat. 270; 3 Dall. 286; 4 Dall. 18.
A de facto government is one which has seized power by force or in any other unconstitutional method and governs in spite of the existence of a de jure government. TOP Defalcation : 1.
"Is Dick Cheney Unconstitutional?". Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy (Chicago: Northwestern University School of Law) 102: 110.
^ a b Garvey, Todd (2008).
'The Lynch court fashioned a three-pronged test to aid in determining whether a particular punishment is unconstitutionally disproportionate to the offense for which it is imposed; the test is not determinative, ...
Extreme Associates, it was initially ruled that the statutes against the distribution of obscenity are unconstitutional.
"The doctrine of vagueness can therefore be summed up in this proposition: a law will be found unconstitutionally vague if it so lacks in precision as not to give sufficient guidance for legal debate.
Blanket Search Warrant An unconstitutionally broad authorization from a judge that allows the police to search multiple areas for evidence without specifying exactly what they are looking for.
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This scheme was found to be an unconstitutional violation of Equal Protection by the Supreme Court. Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003).
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: a warrant that is unconstitutional because it fails to state with sufficient particularity the place or person to be searched or things to be seized
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The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also, the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.
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A common law spouse may be referred to a de facto wife or de facto husband: although not legally married, they live and carry-on their lives as if married. A de facto government is one which has seized power by force or in any other unconstitutional ...
The IRS uses the term alimony, and all references to alimony by the IRS apply to maintenance. Traditionally, only wives could receive alimony. These types of gender based statutes were struck down as unconstitutional in the 1979 United States ...
A disappointed applicant who thinks the decision-making process is unconstitutional might hold his parade anyway and challenge the ordinance after heâEâ"¢s cited; or he might ask a court beforehand to rule on the constitutionality of the law.
of damages (e.g. two times compensatory damages). Caps usurp the authority of judges and juries, who listen to the evidence in a case, to decide compensation based on each specific fact situation. Several states have declared caps unconstitutional.
Laws of this kind have generally been held to be unconstitutional. Nearly all the states have laws protecting trade unions in the use of the union label, insignia of membership, credentials, &c.
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