Contract For Deed
Rights given or reserved to the people by the u.s. constitution, and in particular, the bill of rights (first ten amendments). these rights include: writ of habeas corpus, no bill of attainder, no duties or taxes on transporting goods from one state to another (article i, section 9); jury trials (article iii, section 1); freedom of religion, speech, press (which includes all media), assembly and petition (first amendment); state militia to bear arms (second amendment); no quartering of troops in homes (third amendment); no unreasonable search and seizure (fourth amendment); major (“capital and infamous”) crimes require indictment, no double jeopardy (more than one prosecution) for the same crime, no self-incrimination, right to due process, right to just compensation for property taken by eminent domain (fifth amendment); in criminal law, right to a speedy trial, to confront witnesses against one, and to counsel (sixth amendment); trial by jury (seventh amendment); right to bail, no excessive fines, and no cruel and unusual punishments (eighth amendment); unenumerated rights are reserved to the people (ninth amendment); equal protection of the laws (14th amendment); no racial bars to voting (15th amendment); no sex bar to voting (19th amendment); and no poll tax (24th amendment). constitutional interpretation has expanded and added nuances to these rights.
