The United States Constitution prohibits individual states from passing laws that impair the obligation of contracts

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A felony cannot proceed via a federal criminal information unless the defendant waives the constitutional right to an indictment by a grand jury

A federal criminal complaint consists of an investigator's affidavit of probable cause submitted to a magistrate judge, whereas a criminal information is filed directly by prosecutors

Robert Moses held government positions that were divided between mayoral appointments in New York City and gubernatorial appointments in New York State

Robert Moses held overlapping public offices that were divided between mayoral and gubernatorial appointment jurisdiction

Article VI of the United States Constitution provides that no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States

Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution prohibits states from passing legislation that impairs the obligation of contracts

Section 302 of the Communications Act grants the Federal Communications Commission statutory authority to regulate the radio frequency interference potential of radiating devices

Judge Jesse Furman ruled that the termination of Maureen Comey violated the separation of powers, federal administrative law, and due process rights

A federal appeals court panel declined a Trump administration request to force California to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots sent to alleged noncitizens

Rick Hasen argued that granting the executive branch authority to halt election certifications under the National Voter Registration Act improperly shifts electoral power away from states

Walter Olson of the Cato Institute argued that the Department of Justice's Alaska election lawsuit improperly interprets the National Voter Registration Act to expand federal control over state elections

Ian Millhiser argued that the Supreme Court's Purcell principle prohibits federal courts from making election-related rulings in the period immediately preceding an election

Ward Clark of RedState argued that Daniel J. Sullivan followed all necessary statutory procedures and legal requirements to run for the United States Senate in Alaska

Rick Hasen argued that the National Voter Registration Act does not provide the Department of Justice with statutory authority to block state election certifications

Walter Olson argued that Alaska's ballot dispelled voter confusion by explicitly labeling Senator Dan Sullivan as the incumbent

The en banc Fifth Circuit ruled 10 to 7 that indefinite detention of noncitizens who entered the United States without inspection does not violate the Due Process Clause

The Ninth Circuit held that the unauthorized deployment of state National Guard personnel to execute federal law violated the Tenth Amendment

The Democratic lawsuit challenged executive actions under Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act and the Tenth Amendment

Federal law prohibiting noncitizens from voting does not grant the Department of Justice authority to dictate which ballots states count

The federal government asserted legal authorization to build the proposed Washington, D.C. triumphal arch under a 1913 congressional statute that created the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission