WebSanta Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 118 U.S. 394 (1886), is a corporate law case of the United States Supreme Court concerning taxation of railroad properties. The case is most notable for a headnote stating that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment grants constitutional protections to corporations.. The case …

WebCitizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It was argued in 2009 and decided in 2010. The court held 5-4 that the free speech clause of the First Amendment …

WebJun 24, 2022 · Now that the Supreme Court has issued its final decision, overturning Roe v. Wade and removing the constitutional right to abortion, insuring that abortion will become illegal or highly restricted ...

WebA corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and recognized as such in law for certain purposes.: 10 Early incorporated entities were established by charter (i.e. by an ad hoc …

WebOct 12, 2022 · The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to decide whether fetuses are entitled to constitutional rights in light of its June ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized ...

WebStandardized classes of person have had their freedom restricted. These limitations are exceptions to the general policy of freedom of contract and the detailed human and civil rights that a person of ordinary capacity might enjoy. For example, freedom of movement may be modified, the right to vote may be withdrawn, etc. As societies have developed …

WebOn May 4, 2022, the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued its opinion affirming the Rhode Island Superior Court’s grant of motion to dismiss and entry of judg-ment to defendants. Pet.App.1. On June 3, 2022, the Rhode Island Supreme Court denied plaintiffs’ petition for reargument. Pet.App.42. This Court has jurisdic-tion under 28 U.S.C. § 1257(a).

WebAug 02, 2022 · Politics-Govt Just in time for U.S. Senate race, border wall gets a makeover. The “big” and “beautiful” U.S.-Mexico border wall that became a key campaign issue for Donald Trump is getting a makeover thanks to the Biden administration, but a critic of the current president says dirty politics is behind the decision.

WebArtificial personality, juridical personality, or juristic personality is the characteristic of a non-living entity regarded by law as having the status of personhood.. A juridical or artificial person (Latin: persona ficta; also juristic person) has a legal name and has certain rights, protections, privileges, responsibilities, and liabilities in law, similar to those of a natural …

WebAnthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan, and sworn in on February 18, 1988.After the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, …