constitutional
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By design, the deportation process moves so fast that detainees do not have time to obtain meaningful legal representation — a violation of their constitutional, civil and human rights.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Criminal defendants have a constitutional right to represent themselves.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Both pro-independence parties also say the NHS, housing and a better deal for Wales under the current constitutional settlement are more important at the moment than the question of independence.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
An open-ended designation without a pending nomination, Roberts concluded, would conflict with the constitutional requirement of Senate confirmation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Historians have emphasized the several compromises the delegates in Philadelphia brokered to produce the constitutional consensus: the interest of large versus small states; federal versus state jurisdiction; the sectional bargain over slavery.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing constitutional
Civics I
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"Tinker v. Des Moines": Excerpts from Justice Fortas's Opinion
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