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.
Newport is a town in and the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is 43 miles (69 km) west-northwest of Concord, on the Sugar River. The population was 6,269 at the 2000 census. Newport includes the villages of Kelleyville and Guild. A covered bridge is in the northwest. The area is noted for maple sugar and apple orchards. The central settlement in town, where over 63% of the population resides, is defined as the Newport census-designated place (CDP), and is located at the junction of New Hampshire Routes 10 and 11, adjacent to the Sugar River.