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An endorsement by the payee or holder which does not contain any additional notation (thus purporting to make the instrument payable to bearer) is an endorsement in blank or blank endorsement; An endorsement which purports to require that the funds be applied in a certain manner (e.g. " for deposit only ", "for collection") is a restrictive ...
Strict scrutiny holds the challenged law as presumptively invalid unless the government can demonstrate that the law or regulation is necessary to achieve a "compelling state interest". The government must also demonstrate that the law is "narrowly tailored" to achieve that compelling purpose, and that it uses the "least restrictive means" to ...
The test, first developed in the late 20th century, is widely used in American constitutional law. [1] In short, the undue burden standard states that a legislature cannot make a particular law that is too burdensome or restrictive of one's fundamental rights. One use of the standard was in Morgan v. Virginia, 328 U.S. 373 (1946).
The endorsement test proposed by United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the 1984 case of Lynch v. Donnelly asks whether a particular government action amounts to an endorsement of religion, thus violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. According to the test, a government action is invalid if it creates a ...
The phrase "purport to confer a benefit" was originally found in the 1937 Law Commission paper, and was used in the New Zealand Contracts (Privity) Act 1982 before it was adopted for the English act. [26] The third party must be identified by name or as a member of a particular group, and does not need to exist when the contract was made.
In real estate, a restrictive covenant is a rule or condition placed on a property that outlines what homeowners can and cannot do with their land. These covenants are legally binding and often ...
Narrow tailoring (also known as narrow framing) is the legal principle that a law be written to specifically fulfill only its intended goals.It is usually connotated to the judicial test of strict scrutiny.
The News Tribune Editorial Board conducts dozens of endorsement interviews every year. Up and down the local ballot, we talk to candidates running for offices of all sizes and statures — from U ...