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CIVICS
TFRP
Third amendment
The third amendment to the constitution prohibits, in peacetime, the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the consent of the owner of the home. It states that "[n]o Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the...
three-of-five test
Title IX
Title VII
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Toll v. Moreno
The Supreme Court held that a state university’s policy that categorically denies “in-state” status to domiciled non-immigrant G-4 aliens and their dependents is invalid under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (Read...
Trade Regulation
The terms commerce and trade are often used interchangeably, with commerce referring to large-scale business activity and trade describing commercial traffic within a state or a community. The U.S. Constitution, through...
Traffic Stop
A traffic stop of a vehicle and detention of its occupants is a seizure for Fourth Amendment purposes. A routine traffic stop is justified if the police officer has a reasonable suspicion that the occupant is unlicensed or the vehicle is unregistered...
Treasury regulations
Regulations that interpret the Internal Revenue Code are compiled under Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These regulations are generally issued by the United States Department of the Treasury.