The right to publicity is guaranteed in the United States to protect an individual’s identity. Specifically, the right to publicity concerns the exclusive right to license one’s own identity for commercial purposes, preventing other...
constitutional law
qualified immunity
Qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity that protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff's rights, only allowing suits where officials violated a “clearly established” statutory or...
racism
Racism is the incitation of discrimination, hatred or violence towards a person or a group of persons because of their origin or their belonging, or not belonging, to a specific ethnic group or race. Such discrimination, hatred and violence...
ratification
See: ratify.
[Last updated in August of 2023 by the Wex Definitions Team]
ratify
To ratify means to approve or enact a legally binding act that would not otherwise be binding in the absence of such approval.
In the constitutional context, nations may ratify an amendment to an existing or adoption of a...
rational basis test
The rational basis test is a judicial review test used by courts to determine the constitutionality of a statute or ordinance. It is also referred to as “rational review.”
The Requirements of the Rational Basis TestUnder...
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
Reynolds v. Sims is a 1964 Supreme Court case holding that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires seats in a state legislature to be apportioned so that one vote equals one person residing in each state legislative...
right
A right is a power or privilege held by the general public, usually as the result of a constitution, statute, regulation, or judicial precedent. Legal rights are enforceable by legal institutions and can be invoked in courts of law.
...right to confront witness
The right to confront a witness is one of the fundamental Constitutional rights that protects the citizens of the United States. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that any criminal defendant suspected of committing...
right to counsel
The right to counsel is the right for a criminal defendant to have representation by an attorney in assistance of their defense, regardless of their ability to pay. The right to counsel stems from the Sixth Amendment of the United States...