by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Minimum Rationality standard for Constitutional Review? This standard, also known as the Rational Basis Standard of Review, requires that a law have a rational connection to a permissible state end (a legitimate goal of the government) to be...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Strict Scrutiny standard for Review of a law? The Strict Scrutiny standard requires that a law affecting a fundamental right have a compelling state purpose to be constitutional. It also requires that the law be narrowly tailored to achieve the government...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is Freedom of Religion? The freedom of religion portion of the 1st Amendment is made up of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. The 1st Amendment states that, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Freedom of Speech under the US Constitution? Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What Speech isn’t protected by the 1st Amendment? The Supreme Court has interpreted the 1st Amendment to not protect all forms of speech. The types of speech receiving limited or incomplete protection include: Obscene Speech, Fighting Words, Commercial Speech,...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law
What is the Freedom of Press? Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the...
