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Except for crimes committed on federal land, state law governs what constitutes a sex crime, and the definitions vary.
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The president’s campaign to define—and enforce—patriotism poses constitutional questions for chief executives and football players alike.
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The court is scheduled to hear cases relating to immigration, religious freedom, federalism, voting, employee rights and federal court jurisdiction over foreign governments and corporations.
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Controversial decisions, such as Brown v. Board of Education (school desegregation), Roe v. Wade (abortion) and, most recently, Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage), often are challenged for decades by opponents seeking their reversal or limitation.
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The sale of new fully automatic weapons has been banned since 1986, but there are an estimated 182,600 pre-1986 machine guns in the United States that may be bought and sold legally.
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The Supreme Court court ruled on June 26 that the government may not exclude religious groups from grant programs simply because they are religious.
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The removal of a president from office is, and should be, difficult to accomplish. Currently, there are two constitutional means to remove a U.S. president: impeachment and activation of the procedures set forth in the 25th Amendment.
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Discussions that lead to cooperative compliance are better than banning speech.
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U.S. educational history is rife with examples of varying levels of government involvement with religious education in public schools.