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Current constitutional issues related to vaccine mandates

WEBUnder the Constitution’s Spending Clause, Congress could provide financial incentives for states to enact mandates. It could also regulate vaccine requirements …

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Where does the government’s right to require vaccinations come …

WEBIn the 1905 case Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court upheld the authority of the states to enforce mandatory vaccination laws under the police power of …

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On this day, the Supreme Court rules on vaccines and public health

WEBOn this day, the Supreme Court rules on vaccines and public health. In the face of future public health emergencies like the Coronavirus, a precedential Supreme …

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10th Amendment Blog Posts Constitution Center

WEBOn this day, the Supreme Court reinforces the 10th Amendment. by NCC Staff. Setting a precedent with important implications today, the Supreme Court’s decision from 1997 in …

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The Constitution and the Coronavirus

WEBJeffrey Rosen is joined by public health law experts Polly Price of Emory University School of Law and Ed Richards of Louisiana State University Law Center to …

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WEBConstitution 101. Explore our new 15-unit core curriculum with educational videos, primary texts, and more.

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The constitutional issues related to Covid-19 mask mandates

WEBThe Congressional Research Service’s guidance concludes that the ability of the President or Congress to mandate mask wearing is similar the federal …

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COVID-19 and the Constitution — Key Takeaways

WEBOn Tuesday, April 7 (after this podcast was recorded), the Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas can continue to prohibit abortions given “the escalating spread of COVID-19 …

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022)

WEBJackson Women’s Health Organization was a landmark decision addressing whether the Constitution protects the right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Supreme Court reviewed the …

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How Obamacare has faced five years of constitutional challenges

WEBPresident Obama signed the bill into law on March 23, 2010. Almost immediately, opponents mounted constitutional challenges to the ACA. Conservative …

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Constitutional powers and issues during a quarantine situation

WEBTo be sure, the federal government has important quarantine powers. Under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human …

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Interpretation: The Commerce Clause Constitution Center

WEBSebelius, in 2012, a majority of the justices found that a mandate to compel a person to engage in the economic activity of buying health insurance was beyond the powers of …

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The Constitutional Right to Protest at Universities

WEBThe recent protests about the Israel-Hamas war at universities around the nation are drawing attention to the most basic of First Amendment rights: the ability to …

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Understanding presidential disability and the 25th Amendment …

WEBPresident Donald J. Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis has sparked a flood of news stories about the 25th Amendment and its possible role if the President were …

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Article I, Sec. 8: Federalism and the Overall Scope of Federal Power

WEBThe Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United …

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Interpretation: The Spending Clause Constitution Center

WEBThe Spending Clause gives Congress the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and the general …

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Executive Orders 101: What are they and how do Presidents use …

WEBAn executive order is a directive from the President that has much of the same power as a federal law. Several landmark moments in American history came …

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"The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue …

WEBIn The Pursuit of Happiness, How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America, National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey …

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Roe v. Wade Constitution Center

WEBSummary. At a time when Texas law restricted abortions except to save the life of the mother, Jane Roe (a single, pregnant woman) sued Henry Wade, the local district …

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On this day, the Supreme Court upholds limits on women and …

WEBOn February 24, 1908, the Supreme Court decided Muller v.Oregon, unanimously upholding an Oregon law setting a 10-hour limit on the workday of women in factories and …

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National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012)

WEBSupreme Court Case. National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012) 567 U.S. 519 (2012) “The Framers created a Federal Government of limited powers, and …

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First Amendment The Establishment Clause Common …

WEB5 from prohibitions on employment discrimination for ministers. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. E.E.O.C. (2012). Two federal laws, the Religious Freedom

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