Quotes about constitutionality (16 Quotes)




    The Congress can pass it. The President can sign it. But this shameful law will not stand, ... We will challenge the constitutionality of this special- interest extravaganza in every court where the rights of gun violence victims are being threatened.




    For this war to be prosecuted further, constitutionality demands Congress take a definitive stand, and morality requires judgments be based on more than good intentions.

    I swear my fidelity to the country, ... and I will respect the constitutionality of the republic, to guarantee its independence and to unite the Congolese people and to unite the entire country and defend its borders.

    I'm just trying to find out, on the Voting Rights Act, whether you have any problem at all and trouble at all in terms of the constitutionality of the existing Voting Rights Act that was extended by the Congress.

    I think today's opinions, taken together, constitute a strong endorsement of the constitutionality of affirmative action with the proviso that institutions have to make sure that they structure these programs the right way.

    While the Sixth Circuit stopped short of declaring all tax incentives unconstitutional, its decision in Cuno, if permitted to stand, will call into question the constitutionality of numerous credits for jobs or investments which in many instances have figured heavily in corporate relocation and expansion decisions.


    The lawsuit will challenge the constitutionality of the planning board's rules on their face and specifically as applied to Edward in its review of the application for the Plainfield hospital's certificate of need. We believe that the state court will have more leeway to review a broader scope of evidence than the administrative law judge did.

    I don't want to put words in his mouth. I'm just saying his comments before certainly factor into this discussion and the constitutionality of this bill. And he hasn't been subtle . . . in his desire to promote, and he has called it, intelligent design. H

    Some group would have to decide to challenge the constitutionality of the law based on the rules set out in Roe v. Wade. It's sort of a matter of who gets to the courthouse first.


    It is a way to win this case without having the court address the constitutionality of the parental notification provision and to ward off many otherwise effective future legal challenges, so restrictions can only be challenged as applied in a particular case. It's a way to not only win, but to win big.



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