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Duryee, 1t1 U.S. (7 Cranch) 481 [permanent dead link ] (1813), the United States Supreme Court ruled that the merits of a case, as settled by courts of one state, must be recognized by the courts of other states; state courts may not reopen cases which have been conclusively decided by the courts of another state.
The Guarantee Clause, also known as the Republican Form of Government Clause, is in Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution. It requires the United States to guarantee every state a republican form of government and provide protection from invasion and domestic violence.
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...
In the United States, the government of each of the 50 states is structured in accordance with its individual constitution. In turn, each state constitution must be grounded in republican principles. Article IV, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution tasks the federal government with assuring that each state's government is so ...
The Georgia State Constitution. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199779000. Saye, Albert Berry (2010) [1948]. A Constitutional History of Georgia, 1732-1945. Athens: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820335544; Sullivan, Buddy (2003). Georgia: A State History. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-8589-5
(The Center Square) – State Sen. RaShaun Kemp, D-Atlanta, introduced a resolution that would let Georgia voters decide if same-sex marriage becomes law in the state. Marriage is defined as a ...
Article VII of the Constitution of Alaska, titled "Health, Education, and Welfare", directs the legislature to "provide for the promotion and protection of public health" and "provide for public welfare". Article IV of the Constitution of Massachusetts provides authority for the state to make laws "as they shall judge to be for the good and ...
(The Center Square) – Georgia State University reversed its decision to prohibit a local Christian man from sharing his faith on campus after receiving a letter from religious liberty defense ...