Opponents of the 2010 health care overhaul law protested in washington outside the supreme court building on tuesday , the second of three days of hearings on the law 's constitutionality .

美国华盛顿：周二2010医改法案反对者聚集在最高法院外，此时为期三天的关于该法案合宪性听证会已进行到第二天。

In 2009 , the supreme court ducked ruling on the constitutionality of the voting rights act in an opinion by chief justice john roberts jr. that nonetheless laid out arguments for its unconstitutionality .

2009年，在联邦最高法院的一份由首席大法官约翰罗伯茨撰写的意见书中确认了投票权利法案的合宪性，虽然仍有关于其违宪的争论。

If you look at the history of nations that maximized the virtues that we associate with democracy , you notice that what came first was constitutionality , rule of law , and the separation of powers .

如果你考察一些国家的历史，你会发现，在它们发扬光大有关民主的美德的历程中，首先实现的是合宪性、法治和权力分立。

It was a chance for each lawyer to turn justices to his cause . Given the suit 's serious nature , explained anthony kennedy , a crucial swing vote on the bench ( see lexington ) , it was up to mr verrilli to prove the mandate 's constitutionality .

在法官席上，大法官甘乃迪手握至关重要的一票（见莱克星顿），他说鉴于法案本身的严肃性，将由韦里利亲自证明其合宪性。

Southern conservatives did openly challenge the constitutionality of such legislation .

南方保守派公开挑战如此立法是否符合宪法精神。