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How could Texas deny benefits to U.S. citizens, even if they were born to illegals? Berman notes that the 14th Amendment was a late addition to the Constitution, written after the Civil War to assure citizenship for the children of slaves. The courts later extended the amendment to include the...
Langguth—a former correspondent for the New York Times—informs us that a parade honoring Alexander Hamilton in New York “was marred by mishap when the arm of the statue representing Hamilton broke off—the arm holding the Constitution.â?...
Since Siniora still has a majority, he could go on trying to run the country without participation from the Shi'a parties. The constitution specifies that the country's president must be Christian, its prime minister must be Sunni Muslim, and that the speaker of parliament must be Shi'a...
Hardly surprising then that not everyone is happy with the Court's interventions. "From a mandate to interpret the law, the courts have redefined their role as wanting to correct aberrations and shortcomings in every walk of life," wrote journalist Harish Khare in the Hindu newspaper. "The rule of law...
Indian governments are often at loggerheads with the Supreme Court. In 1971, parliament took the extreme measure of passing an amendment to create a new section of the constitution in which laws are beyond judicial review. Last week, the Court, which has long held that the move was invalid and...