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44 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14241: Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production
…No provision directs censorship, religious targeting, disarmament, quartering, warrantless search, compelled testimony, unfair trial, or cruel punishment. First Amendment speech, press, assembly and petition are unaffected; Second…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 3740: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
…not restrict speech, religion, assembly, or petition. It does not authorize warrantless searches; rather, it makes trace data subject to discovery in civil actions, which is a legal process. The Second Amendment is not directly implicated…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 331: HALT Fentanyl Act
…disarm the people under the Second Amendment, or authorize searches without warrant under the Fourth Amendment. Penalties apply after arrest and prosecution. A 10-year mandatory minimum for 100 grams or more of fentanyl-related substances…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14252: Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful
…by law and cites existing statutes, so it does not on its face authorize warrantless searches under Fourth Amendment, compelled testimony under Fifth Amendment, or denial of counsel under Sixth Amendment. Risk is First Amendment assembly…