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Constitutional Foundations For Public Health Practice: Key Terms And Principles, Fazal Khan, Marice Ashe
Constitutional Foundations For Public Health Practice: Key Terms And Principles, Fazal Khan, Marice Ashe
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This chapter introduces the structure of the government in the United States and the concept of “separation of powers" among the federal, state, and local governments. It introduces core legal principles from the U.S. Constitution that frame the authority of the government to enact and enforce laws to protect and promote the public's health. These Constitutional principles are essential for the health advocate and leader to understand because every federal, state, and local law must comply with them. The core principles include the enumerated powers of the federal government and the broad plenary powers of state and local governments—which we …
"Simply A Constitutional Legal Question?": Law, Religion And The Modern State, Benjamin L. Berger
"Simply A Constitutional Legal Question?": Law, Religion And The Modern State, Benjamin L. Berger
Benjamin L. Berger
Benjamin L. Berger, Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, on key questions about law, religion, and social change.
Cybersecurity And Executive Power, David W. Opderbeck
Cybersecurity And Executive Power, David W. Opderbeck
David W. Opderbeck
The article analyzes the Constitutional authority of the U.S. President to shut down or limit public access to the Internet in a time of national emergency. The threats posed by cybercrime, cyberwarfare, and cyberterrorism are significant. It is imperative that national governments and international policymakers develop defenses and contingency plans for such attacks. At the same time, the threats to civil liberties posed by current legislative cybersecurity proposals are equally real. Executive power to disrupt Internet access in the name of security can become as potent a weapon against democracy as a hacker’s attempt to take down the power grid. …
Constitutional Law: Freedom Of Religion--Peyote And The Native American Church, George De Verges
Constitutional Law: Freedom Of Religion--Peyote And The Native American Church, George De Verges
American Indian Law Review
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