Much has changed in the United States since the Statue of Liberty was constructed with its famous inscription, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Immigration policies of today are not so welcoming. Van Osdol is pleased to introduce one of the newer practice groups within the firm: Immigration Law. Van …
Constitution
Kansas City Law Firm Discusses the New Cerner Innovation Campus
On March 9, 2017, Cerner, a global leader in healthcare technology, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the first two towers at Innovations, the organization’s newest campus in the Kansas City area at I-435 and Bannister Road. The $4.5 billion campus is the largest economic development project in the history of the state …
Kansas City Law Firm Discusses the History of the Twenty-Second Amendment
Amendment XXII to the U.S. Constitution sets a two-term limit on the office of the president. Should members of the other two branches follow the same rule? George Washington, who established the custom of Presidents voluntarily leaving the office after two terms, inspired a limit on the president's tenure. His decision to …
Kansas City Law Firm Reviews Sixth Amendment
In the Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers set forth the grievances against the King of England that precipitated the American Revolution. With respect to trial by jury, they specifically complained that English troops committed crimes while subjugating the colonists at the behest of the King but were protected from punishment by …
The Generality of Liberty
At some point, most Americans have had exposure to the Constitutional concept known as due process. It is referenced in both the fifth and fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The respective texts are as follows: Fifth Amendment: “[Nor] shall any person... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...” This …
Kansas City Law Firm Breaks Down the Fifth Amendment: Understanding Private Property and Your Rights
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has so much meaningful content that it cannot be addressed in just one treatment or even two. In this article we will deal with the part of the amendment that says “…private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just compensation”. That sounds simple enough, but when you drill down a …
