Constitutional Law
This SNB Study Course covers New York Bar Syllabus topics:
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution provides that “[t]he judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”
Federal courts are generally created by the United States Congress under the constitutional power described in Article III.
1 Course
1 Judicial Power
1.1 Source And Scope
1.2 Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Court
1.3 Judicial Review In Operation
2 The Powers Of Congress
2.1 Commerce
2.2 Taxation And Spending
2.3 War And Defense Powers
2.4 Investigatory Power
2.5 Property Power
2.6 Postal Power
2.7 Power Over Noncitizens And Citizenship
2.8 Other Article I Powers
2.9 Power To Enforce The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, And Fifteenthamendments (Civil War Amendments)
2.10 Control Over Members
3 The Powers Of The President
3.1 Domestic Power
3.2 Foreign Affairs
4 Federal Interbranch Relationships
4.1 Congressional Limits On The Executive
4.2 Delegation Of Legislative Power
4.3 Judicial Limitation Of Congressional Power
4.4 Immunities And Privileges
5 Federal And State Powers
5.1 Exclusive Federal Powers
5.2 Exclusive State Powers
5.3 Concurrent Federal And State Laws—supremacy Clause
6 Intergovernmental Immunities
6.1 Federal Immunity
6.2 State Immunity
7 State Regulation And Taxation Of Commerce
7.1 The Dormant Commerce Clause
7.2 State Taxation Of Commerce
7.3 Alcoholic Beverage Regulation
8 Federal Preemption Of State Law
8.1 Express Preemption
8.2 Implied Preemption
8.3 Obligation Of State Courts To Enforce Federal Law
9 Relations Among States
9.1 Interstate Compacts
9.2 Full Faith And Credit
10 State Action
10.1 Traditional Governmental Function
10.2 Significant State Involvement
10.3 Insignificant State Involvement
11 Procedural Due Process
11.1 Due Process Generally
11.2 Procedural Due Process Applied
12 Substantive Due Process
12.1 Standard Of Review
12.2 Fundamental Rights
13 Equal Protection
13.1 General Considerations
13.2 Suspect Classifications
13.3 Quasi-suspect Classifications
13.4 Nonsuspect Classifications
13.5 Fundamental Rights Unique To Equal Protection
14 Privileges And Immunities Clauses
14.1 Article Iv
14.2 Fourteenth Amendment—national Citizenship
15 Takings Clause
15.1 Property Interest
15.2 Types Of Taking
15.3 Just Compensation
15.4 Manner Of Taking
16 Prohibited Legislation
16.1 Bills Of Attainder
16.2 Ex Post Facto Laws
16.3 Obligation Of Contracts
17 Xvii. Freedom Of Religion
17.1 Establishment
17.2 Free Exercise
17.3 Ministerial Exception To Discrimination Laws
18 Freedom Of Expression And Association
18.1 Regulation Of Speech
18.2 Regulation Of Time, Place, And Manner Of Expression
18.3 Regulation Of Content
18.4 Regulation Of The Media
18.5 Regulation Of Association
