Constitutional Law Exam Notes- Cases

Description

A detailed description of the case law necessary for the Constitutional Law 2021 exam, to aid in understanding the legal principles and ratios developed therein. The exam hypotheticals for this subject often require a distinguish/analogise with the case law factor analysis, so the case law notes accompany the notes on rules/principles to provide depth to answers. Each case details the facts, arguments made, relevant legal question to be decided on, and outcome, with use of colour coding for issue sections and bold font for the major factors/ principles/ ratios that are takeaways from each case. Topics: Intergovernmental Immunity Executive Power Judicial Power Taxation Power Excise Duties Implied Freedom of Political Communication Implied Right to Vote Please note- this covers all the cases needed for the end of semester exam (from the Legislative Power (Intergovernmental Immunities) topic onwards). Cases from the first few weeks of class are not contained within, as they were examined in 2021 through a 20% multiple choice quiz during semester; these weeks were not examinable in the end of semester exam.