Sentence examples for constitutional lawsuits from inspiring English sources

Legal experts have said the Republicans' lawsuit is likely to fail, as recent court decisions have made it clear that members of Congress have no standing to file constitutional lawsuits.

Targeted by constitutional lawsuits, the city's lawyers have claimed, to the incredulity of civil liberties attorneys, that the Muslim surveillance program does not exist, arguing that the police only does surveillance when following leads.

Xie called his challenge to the ex-president ''the first constitutional lawsuit'' in Chinese history.

But, confusingly, the Obama Justice Department is defending the bill — though it would not have been required to — against a constitutional lawsuit challenging it.

Last year, 21 youths aged between 8 and 19 years old filed a constitutional lawsuit against the Obama administration for failing to do enough to slow climate change.

But, confusingly, the Obama Justice Department is defending the bill though it would not have been required to against a constitutional lawsuit challenging it.

He refused, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination and bringing a constitutional lawsuit against prison officials to stop them from revoking the privileges he had earned through years of good behavior.

"If you got proof of inappropriate racial profiling in a good constitutional case, why don't you bring a lawsuit?" she asked.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the 21 youth plaintiffs in the constitutional climate lawsuit filed against the federal government, Juliana v. United States.

Under the court's recent precedents, Congress lacks the ability to abrogate the states' constitutional immunity from lawsuits under the general authority to regulate interstate commerce.

In Tennessee v. Lane, No. 02-1667, Tennessee is claiming constitutional immunity from lawsuits challenging the state's failure to make its courthouses available to people using wheelchairs.