Constitutional and Related Legal Materials
(updated April 22, 2020)
Limits of
Congressional Power: This is a list of cases defining the
limits of Congressional powers from an historical perspective.
State
Police Powers: State governments possess the “police power” and the state courts have defined this power
and its limits.
Primary
Sources
of Statutory Law: On this page, you will find links to the
full U.S. Statutes at Large, State Constitutions, state codes,
etc.
It is
important to know where to find legal authority. In this video,
“How to Use the Law Library,”
Peymon Mottahedeh, President of Freedom Law School, shows you
how.
Powers
of the People: This file links to all State Constitutions
and quotes provisions thereof related to the right of the People
to change government.
Right
to Work: This file contains a wide variety of cases
concerning the constitutional right to work.
Right
to Travel: Cases about this right are collected in this
file.
Compulsory
Production of Documents: This brief explains the operation
of the Fifth Amendment in reference to producing personal books
and records to an agency of the government.
The
meaning of Art. 1, § 9, cl. 7: There is currently a debate
raging regarding the question of whether social security is a
contract. This file explains why it is not a contract because of
this constitutional provision.
Equal
Protection: The constitutional principles of equal
protection need to be understood by members of the freedom
movement. Here you will find parts of my working file containing
cites to and very brief summaries of some cases regarding this
issue, with links to the important Supreme Court decisions.
Void
for Vagueness: The constitutional prohibition against
vague laws is demonstrated through a variety of cases, which are
linked via this file.
Public
Purposes: This file links to some recent cases dealing
with unconstitutional eminent domain actions.
Administrative
Procedures Act: This file is a short brief which
explains the operation of the federal Administrative
Procedures Act.
The
Need for Regulations: Here you will find a short brief
regarding the need for regulations for some tax statutes. Not
every law, even a tax law, requires a regulation, contrary to
popular myth. However for the statute discussed here, a
regulation is essential.
Delegated
Authority Brief: This brief, taken from a larger one,
addresses the requirement that public officers and employees
must have delegated authority to act.
Cases
Regarding Delegated Authority: This file contains a list
of cases regarding the need of public officers and employees
to have delegated authority.
Recent
cases for the curious: Links to cases that may be of
interest to some are linked here.
Reliance
Upon Government Documents: Have you relied upon government
documents in the formation of any of your beliefs? If not, you
need to read this memo.
Case Law:
Many complain about case law and denigrate it. This file
explains how important case law really is.
Important
Information About TSA: Here is an analysis of the
federal laws to which we are subjected at airports. They are
different from what you might think.
Titles
of the U.S. Code: The manner by which the titles of the
current U.S. Code were created from the U.S. Statutes at Large
is explained here.
