Inalienable means something that is not transferable or that is impossible to take away. Every constitution provides for fundamental rights which are inalienable rights. For example, the California Constitution's Inalienable Rights Clause...
constitutional law
inauguration
Inauguration is the ceremony to introduce a public official into office. One main component is the swearing in of the official. The most prominent example of inauguration is that of the U.S. President, which, pursuant to the 20th Amendment,...
incorporated
1. Formed into a legal corporation. Both private and public entities may become incorporated. See Corporation, Municipality, Artificial person, and Natural person.
2. Combined or mixed in with something else. Thus, in constitutional law,...
incorporation doctrine
Overview
The incorporation doctrine is a constitutional doctrine through which parts of the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution (known as the Bill of Rights) are made applicable to the states through the Due Process clause...
indigent
A person is referred to as indigent when they are impoverished, or unable to afford the basic necessities of life. A defendant who is indigent has a constitutional right to court-appointed representation, according to a 1963 Supreme Court...
intermediate scrutiny
Overview
Intermediate scrutiny is a test courts will use to determine a statute's constitutionality. Intermediate scrutiny is only invoked when a state or the federal government passes a statute which negatively affects certain protected classes (this is...
invasion of privacy
Invasion of privacy involves the infringement upon an individual's protected right to privacy through a variety of intrusive or unwanted actions. Such invasions of privacy can range from physical encroachments onto private property to the...
invidious discrimination
Treating a class of persons unequally in a manner that is malicious, hostile, or damaging.
judicial review
Judicial review is the idea, fundamental to the US system of government, that the actions of the executive and legislative branches of government are subject to review and possible invalidation by the judiciary. Judicial review allows the Supreme Court...
jury
A jury is a group of people empowered to make findings of fact and render a verdict for a trial. The judge decides questions of law, including whether particular items of evidence will be presented to the jury. The parties may, however,...