Sentence examples for constitution language from inspiring English sources

Had it passed, the initiative, known as Amendment No. 1, would have removed from the state's Constitution language adopted in 1926 allowing the Legislature to prohibit foreigners who were barred from citizenship — Asian-Americans at the time — from owning land.

6 Without deciding whether the 'secured by the constitution' language in § 1343(3) should be construed to include Supremacy Clause claims, 7 the District Court concluded that it had jurisdiction under both subparagraphs (3) and (4) of § 1343.

Instead, it would add to the Constitution language that says Congress and the states can regulate campaign contributions and expenditures.

The Eighth Amendment, ratified in 1791, forbids "cruel and unusual punishments". Originalism holds that the Constitution's language should be construed to mean what the words meant at the time to those who wrote and ratified the Constitution.

It is inconsistent with the Constitution's language and structure.

It was not a bloodless administrator who was being recalled today, however, but a robust and pugnacious man whose convictions, constitution and language were always strong.

In late summer, the group reviewed election laws and China's Constitution, including language stating, Mr. Yao said, "that all power belongs to the citizens".

But the Constitution's language nowhere suggests that its limited exclusive right should include a right to divide markets or a concomitant right to charge different purchasers different prices for the same book, say to increase or to maximize gain.

Moreover, many complain, structures put in place by previous governments to boost women's input into public policy, like the Office for the Status of Women, a federal agency, or the Courts Challenges Program, which helped groups challenge the constitution on language or equality grounds, have been partially or completely dismantled by the current Conservative government.

A coalition of Internet publishers and others interested in defending the public domain argued in the Supreme Court this week that Congress's latest copyright extension went further than the Constitution's language permits and also failed to achieve the founders' goal of promoting art and science.

The law was struck down because New Hampshire's state constitution includes language called a "no-aid clause" that expressly declares: "no money raised by taxation shall ever be granted or applied for the use of schools or institutions of any religious sect or denomination". N.H.