Tag: LE
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Levying War
Levying WarEarly judicial interpretation of the meaning of treason in terms of levying war was conditioned by the partisan struggles of the early nineteenth century, which involved the treason trials of Aaron Burr and his associates. In Ex parte Bollman,1…
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Legislative Courts
Legislative CourtsLegislative courts, so-called because they are created by Congress pursuant to its general legislative powers, have comprised a significant part of the federal judiciary.1 The distinction between constitutional courts and legislativ…
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Legislative Role of the President
Legislative Role of the PresidentThe clause directing the President to report to the Congress on the state of the union imposes a duty rather than confers a power, and is the formal basis of the President's legislative leadership. The President's legislative role has attained great proportio…
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Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease ActThe most extensive delegation of authority ever made by Congress to the President to enter into executive agreements occurred within the field of the cognate powers of the two departments, the field of foreign relations, and took place at a time when war appeared to be in the offin…
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Legal Tender
Legal Tender 1 (Powers Denied to the States)Relying on this clause, which applies only to the states and not to the Federal Government, the Supreme Court has held that, where the marshal of a state court received state bank notes in payment and disch…
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Legislative Power in Wartime
Delegation of Legislative Power in WartimeDuring wartime, Congress has been prone to delegate more powers to the President than at other times.1 The Court, however, has insisted that, "[i]n peace or war it is essential that the Constitution be s…
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Legislative Powers
Section 1. Legislative PowersAll legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives….
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Legislative Process
Clauses 1-3. The Legislative Process, Constitutional wordingClause 1. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.More about Legislative ProcessClause 2. Every Bill which shall have pas…
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Legislative Veto
The Legislative Veto (Presentation of Resolutions)Beginning in the 1930s, the concurrent resolution (as well as the simple resolution) was put to a new use&emdash;serving as the instrument to terminate powers delegated to the Chief Executive or to disapprove particular exercises of power by him or h…