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  2. United States v. Johnson (1943) - Wikipedia

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    Gardner v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co., 131 U.S. Appendix, ciii." "Here an important public interest is at stake—the validity of an Act of Congress having far-reaching effects [*305] on the public welfare in one of the most critical periods in the history of the country.

  3. United States v. Johnson (1968) - Wikipedia

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    Justice Douglas reversed for a 5-3 majority. He held that the provisions of 207(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 making the remedies provided in Title II of the Act the exclusive means of enforcing rights based on such part do not preclude a criminal prosecution of the defendants under 18 USC 241, since the exclusive-remedy provision applies only to enforcement of substantive rights to ...

  4. Separation of powers under the United States Constitution

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    In fact, its power to exercise judicial review—its sole meaningful check on the other two branches—is not explicitly granted by the U.S Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court exercised its power to strike down congressional acts as unconstitutional only twice prior to the Civil War: in Marbury v. Madison (1803) and Dred Scott v.

  5. U.S. imperialism - Wikipedia

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    Better than the American Century or the Pax Americana, the notion of an American Lebensraum captures the specific and global historical geography of U.S. ascension to power. After World War II, global power would no longer be measured in terms of colonized land or power over territory. Rather, global power was measured in directly economic terms.

  6. United States v. Johnson (1966) - Wikipedia

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    On certiorari, the United States Supreme Court affirmed. In an opinion by Harlan, J., it was held that (1) the prosecution on the conspiracy count, being dependent upon an intensive inquiry with respect to the speech on the floor of the House, violated the speech or debate clause of Article I section 6, so as to warrant the granting of a new trial on the conspiracy count, with all elements ...

  7. George W. Bush uttered 'the 10 most important words in the ...

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    The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate from 0.25% to between 5.25% and 5.5%. For ordinary savers, this means better returns on fixed-income products.

  8. United States v. Johnson (1911) - Wikipedia

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    In United States v. Johnson , 221 U.S. 488 (1911), the United States Supreme Court ruled that the misbranding provisions of the Pure Food and Drug Act [ 1 ] of 1906 did not pertain to false curative or therapeutic statements but only false statements as to the identity of the drug .

  9. Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ...

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    The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.