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.
Lyon Mountain is a hamlet located in the Town of Dannemora in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 458 at the 2000 census. Lyon Mountain is in the western part of the town. The Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility, a minimum security prison, is located nearby.