Constitutional law attorneys handle cases involving the construction and interpretation of federal and state constitutions, including individual rights and governmental powers. Constitutional law cases can involve issues like First Amendment rights -- such as freedom of speech, press, and religion -- and the checks and balances on authority among different branches of government. Most of the federal constitutional rights are found in the Bill of Rights, that was created originally as a limitation on the action by the federal government, but many of those rights are also applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
East Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,333 at the 2000 census. East Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with the neighboring cites of Rock Island, Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.4 km²), all of it land. East Moline is located at 41°30′43″N 90°26′7″W / 41.51194°N 90.43528°W / 41.51194; -90.43528 (41.511940, -90.435203).