constitutional law

The Brandenburg test was established in Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 US 444 (1969), to define when inflammatory speech intending to advocate illegal action can be restricted under the First Amendment.

• constitutional law
• freedom of speech
• free speech

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a landmark U.S.

A burden is a generic term referring to a restriction on a use or activity. Often, the term arises in property law. For instance, real property may carry an intangible burden in the form of covenants or easements.

Bush v. Gore (2000) (full citation Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S.

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a form of criminal punishment in which a defendant’s life is taken by the state as a penalty for a crime

A case is a civil or criminal proceeding at law or in equity.

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Certiorari simply defined is a “writ” by which a higher court (such as an appellate court) reviews some lower court’s decision (such as a district court). 

• appellate jurisdiction
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
• appellate practice
• Supreme Court
• certiorari

Checks and balances, also known as separation of powers, is a principle in the structure of government in the context of the United States Constitution.

• constitution
• government

The legal doctrine of Church and State refers to the constitutional principle of separation between government and religion in the United States.

A citizen is a person who, by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or naturalization is granted full rights and responsibilities as a member of a nati