Laws can be classified according to their origin or to who is to implement them. Legislation can come from bills passed by the Senate or House of Representatives. Laws can also originate from the chief executive or the president. Another body of laws is derived from the Constitution and directly...
People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...
There came a point in history when organized criminal activities were rampant and needed to be addressed in an appropriate and timely manner. Thus, a federal law was enacted to target such organized criminal acts. This federal law is referred to as the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations...
Many types of laws exist to address common issues faced by people. These issues may be broad and general in their scope while others address more specific matters. One type of law that addresses the general area of bankruptcy is referred to as bankruptcy law. This area of law addresses issues...
Violations of federal or state laws hold a much more severe form of penalty and involves the arrest of an individual suspected of having committed such a violation. State arrests are done when a more serious type of criminal charge is brought up against the individual that involves violation of...
Supremacy Clause is part of the U.S Constitution, Article IV Section 2 which states "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of...
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the eponym of the Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, or Lancaster, South Carolina, as the border between the states had not been resolved at the time of his birth. Jackson was born...
Laws are made to address issues and rights of individuals and this is exemplified by agricultural law, which was instituted in reference to issues and rights pertaining to agriculture. Agricultural Law, also commonly known as ag law, encompasses every aspect of agriculture such as fertilizer,...
The search for three missing boys from Morenci, Michigan has been suspended. Police officials from Morenci have determined that after an exhausting six day search for the children, Tanner, age 5 years, Alexander, age 7 years, and Andrew, age 9 years, a small army of volunteers will suspend efforts...
Judge Roger Vinson, a federal judge in the northern district of Florida, has ruled Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. On Monday, January 31, 2011, Judge Vinson voted against Obama's health care reform plan in a 78 page ruling and cited Obama's 2008 campaign promise...
