Tag Archives: Constitutionality

Texas Advance Directives Act Constitutionality – Appeals Court Hears Oral Argument

Nearly nine months after the close of briefing, the Texas First District Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in Kelly v. Houston Methodist Hospital. The court set the cause for submission on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at 10:30 AM. The … Continue reading

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Inspector General Criticizes GSA for Failing to Scrutinize Constitutionality of Trump Hotel Lease

Evan Schleicher An Inspector General report released Wednesday, January 16th, questions the constitutionality of the lease for the Trump Hotel in Washington. It points out  while the General Services Administration recognized that the President’s business interest in the lease raised issues … Continue reading

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Constitutionality of Reconstituting the City of Toronto

On Oct. 20, 2018, the City of Toronto its 86th municipal election, the largest city in Canada, with the 6th largest government in the country and nearly 8% of the entire country’s population. On July 27, 2018, just a few months before this … Continue reading

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Update on Lucia v. SEC and the Constitutionality of ALJs

As we reported, on June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, finding the SEC’s administrative law judges to be unconstitutionally appointed. In anticipation of the Court’s ruling, on December … Continue reading

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Scott-Hayward & Ottone on the Constitutionality of California's Bail System

Christine S. Scott-Hayward (California State University, Long Beach – School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management) & Sarah Ottone (Georgetown University, Law Center, Students) have posted Punishing Poverty: California's Unconstitutional Bail System (70 Stan. L. Rev. Online 167 (2018)) on … Continue reading

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