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.
Maple Rapids is a village in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 643 at the 2000 census. The village is in Essex Township in the northern part of the county. It is about 10 miles northeast of St. Johns, although the trip is longer as there are no direct routes.