What does it mean to deem any law unconstitiutional?

Answer 1

It means that the law is unenforceable as it is written and must be either struck down or revised by the govt.

Answer 2

It means it goes against the US Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land. The Constitution meters out the rights to the federal government, the states, and the people. If the US government, for example, passed a law restricting free speech, that would take away some of the rights of the people. The Courts would strike it down as unconstitutional, because the federal government did not have the right (per the Constitution) to pass the law in the first place.

Answer 3

It means that the law in question conflicts with the Constitution. This can either apply to a state constitution or the federal constitution.

For example, suppose the state of Michigan passed a law preventing Muslims from congregating. Such a law would violate the freedom of assembly clause in the first amendment, and the Supreme Court would likely deem the law unconstitutional. The result would be that the law is stricken from the record and no longer enforced.

Answer 4

Strange location for this question. The Constitution lays out our form of government, the limitations on government and the rights of the people. A law is found to be unconstitutional if the law violates a clause of the constitution. When such a finding is made, the law is no longer in effect.

The constitution is written in plain language for the most part. So it is easy to see if a law may be a direct and in-arguable violation of the constitution. But the cases we hear about are the ones that have nuance and shades of meaning. That requires interpreting the language of the constitution and understanding the intent of the law being challenged. Many supreme court decisions are decided 5-4, indicating there is a lot of room for interpretation.

Answer 5

It means that a law was passed by the group that makes the laws goes against the constitution of the governing body. For instance, the US Congress COULD pass a law that does not allow ANYONE in the US to own a gun. But this law goes against one of the valid amendments of the Constitution, and would likely be struck down by the courts, because the law is 'unconstitutional', or against the Constitution.

Answer 6

"Deem" in this use means "consider" in the sense that you might examine something priced at $50 and deem it only worthy of $35. If a law is not in line with the Constitution, it is deemed (considered and found to be) unconstitutional.

Answer 7

It means that the law enacted is in direct conflict with the Constitution of the United States. Therefore, the law must be repealed unless the congress takes the next step of changing the constitution.

Answer 8

the United States Supreme Court has the constitutional authority to declare any law NULL AND VOID--the legal term is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Congress can pass laws, the President can sign or veto them; if vetoed, Congress can override a Presidential veto and still make it a law, but only the US Supreme Court has FINAL authority.

Answer 9

Pets are considered personal property, but laws are in place to take action against people who harm animals. No, you do not have the right to kill someone who you feel may hurt your pet. However, you have the right to self defense if you feel immediately threated. For example, if you walk down the street and someone hits your dog, or attempts to steal your dog, you could argue self defense because you felt that he was an immediate threat to your safety. However, you cannot shoot your neighbor because he's been complaining about your dog.

Answer 10

It means that the law goes against the constitution. ie, it breaks the main principals of the country.