Mr. MacDonald received his juris doctor from the George Washington University Law School, where he explored his interest in
federal constitutional law through participation in GW's Institute for Constitutional History and the American Constitution Society.
Not exact matches
Whatever one thinks of the appropriate
federal role in education, there are surely strong reasons in our
constitutional democracy to prefer that we get to where we are going
through law rather than executive edict.
This reasoning would apply anywhere in the U.S. and is not specific to a particular state or territory as double jeopardy is a principle of U.S.
Constitutional law that applies directly in
federal courts (including the courts of territories and commonwealths) and indirectly
through selective incorporation against the states via the 14th Amendment.
Daniels et al. v. Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) et al. 2016 SCC 12 Administrative
Law —
Constitutional Law — Courts — Indians, Inuit and Métis Summary: The plaintiffs sought declarations (a) that Métis and Non-status Indians were «Indians» within the meaning of the expression «Indians and lands reserved for Indians» in s. 91 (24) of the Constitution Act, 1867; (b) that the Queen (in right of Canada) owed a fiduciary duty to Métis and Non-status Indians; and © that the Métis and Non-status Indian peoples of Canada had the right to be consulted and negotiated with, in good faith, by the
federal government on a collective basis
through representatives of their choice, respecting all their rights, interests and needs as Aboriginal peoples.