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.
Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Lansing is a southern suburb of Chicago. It is located 6.9 miles from Chicago city limits at 138th Street, and 25.6 miles from the Chicago Loop. The population was 28,332 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Glenwood and Thornton to the west; Calumet City to the north; Lynwood to the south; and Munster, IN, and Hammond, IN to the east.