Commerce power refers to Congress’s power to regulate the channels and instrumentalities of interstate commerce.
Channels refers to the highways, waterways, and air traffic of the country. Instrumentalities refers to cars, trucks,...statutes
communications
Communications law is primarily related to the regulation of computer telecommunications, cable, internet, as well as radio and television broadcasting. The federal government has largely governed broadcasting because by its nature,...
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, also known as COBRA, is a federal statute, passed in 1985, that provides employees and their families the right to continue group health benefits under an employers group health plan if...
conspiracy
Conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit an illegal act, along with an intent to achieve the agreement's goal. Most U.S. jurisdictions also require an overt act toward furthering the agreement. An overt act is a...
constitutional avoidance
Constitutional avoidance is the doctrine that, if possible, the Supreme Court should avoid ruling on constitutional issues, and resolve the cases before them on other (usually statutory) grounds.
In practice, this often...
construction lien
A construction lien, also known as a mechanic’s lien, laborer’s lien, or artisan’s lien, is a type of lien that gives contractors a security interest in property until they have been paid for their work on that property.
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controlling law
Controlling law refers to the laws of the state which will be relied upon in judging disputes. Because states have widely different substantive laws, determining which body of law is controlling is often dispositive of the case. The term...
copyright
Copyright is the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something.
Overview - U.S. Copyright ActThe U.S. Copyright Act, (codified at 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 - 810), is federal...
Copyright Owner
A copyright owner is the entity that owns the exclusive rights comprised within a copyright. Copyright owners have specific rights, such as reproduction of the work, distribution of the work, production of products deriving from the work or...
county government - state statutes
Alabama- Title 11
Alaska
Arizona- Title 11
Arkansas (see Title 14, Subtitle 2)
California (see Title 3)
Colorado (see Title 30)
Connecticut- Title 6
Delaware- Title 9
Florida (see Title XI)
Georgia (see Title 36, Chapters 1 through 20)
Hawaii...