Constitutional law refers to the part of a legal system and legal tradition which is directly concerned with interpreting and applying the fundamental rules that define and delimit the powers, rights and duties of governments, other organs of the...

In the UNITED KINGDOM comprises the whole totality of law as being that made by PARLIAMENT (statute law), together with that having derived from the higher courts (CASE LAW) and the unwritten rights of citizenry generally referred to as...

In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that in all felony trials the accused must be provided with legal counsel. The case of Gideon v. Wainwright (372 U.S. 355, 1963) was widely celebrated as a David and Goliath story of the triumph of the rule of law:...

Constitutional law is the study of foundational or basic laws of nation states and other political organizations. Constitutions are the framework for government and may limit or define the authority and procedure of political bodies to execute new laws...

The Law of the Constitution DURING ITS nearly two hundred years, the U.S. Constitution,which Gladstone pronounced "the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man,' has been the subject of arguments both petty...

If you don't already have comprehensive policy guidance on constitutional law issues and criminal investigative procedure, you should. Changes in the law and in society have made policing an increasingly complex, often confusing business. Once rare, lawsuits against law enforcement agencies and their personnel...

Ok, now I am really confused. Yesterday, I wrote a post referring to a Steve Kornacki column about the possibility (granted: extremely remote) that an independent campaign by Michael Bloomberg could throw the 2008 presidential election into the House of Representatives. I raised the possibility...

Attorneys for undocumented immigrants who have suffered violent crimes sued the federal government Wednesday for failing to issue protective visas approved by Congress more than six years ago.The 2000 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act created a visa category allowing such victims who cooperate...