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When technology obviates the need for an election law that prevents some otherwise eligible voters from casting a ballot, a jurisdiction's retention of that law and refusal to adopt the technology should be deemed a serious infringement of the right to vote that triggers strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses an American President's duties to interpret the nation's Constitution and faithfully execute the country's federal statutory laws as of 2016, and it mentions American constitutional signing statements, executive power (EP), and the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the constitutional law- and EP-related case Zivotofsky v. Kerry. Judicial review and the concept of the U.S. Constitution as a political document are assessed, along with vetoes and a presidential oath of office.

The article discusses several of the problems that are associated with litigating employer free exercise rights in America as of 2015, and it mentions several rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the potential reframing of the free exercise issue in order to account for the interests of employers, stakeholders, and employees. The respondeat superior legal doctrine is addressed, along with legal rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment and religious freedom cases.

The article discusses the first amendment protections of the U.S. Constitution concerning the rights to freely exercise religion against government intrusion. Topics discussed include enactment of Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act in the U.S.; decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case 'Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.;' and the U.S. judicial approach towards religious exercise cases.

An essay is presented on former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, his singing of the Emancipation Proclamation (EP), and executive power in America as of August 2013. An analysis is provided regarding Lincoln's constitutional authority to issue the EP during the 19th century. The ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is mentioned, along with a separation of powers and the Take Care Clause in the U.S. Constitution is examined.

An essay is presented on slavery, free blacks, and citizenship rights in the U.S., focusing on American constitutional law during the nation's Civil War, as well as analyses of the life and liberty protections contained in the U.S. Constitution. The reported exclusion of free blacks from the American polity prior to the adoption of the Reconstruction Amendments to the nation's Constitution is addressed in relation to citizenship. Naturalization and various forms of membership are examined.

The article discusses Supreme Court jurisprudence on employment discrimination. It considers three cases that challenge the employment discrimination doctrine and these are Ricci v. DeStefano, Gross v. FBL Financial Services Inc. and AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen. In these cases, unlawful discrimination has been questioned by the court. The establishment of disparate treatment and intentional discrimination have also been reexamined in these cases.