The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, is a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: The Congress...

that the "Necessary and Proper" Clause of the U.S. Constitution gives the U.S. federal government certain implied powers necessary and proper for the exercise...

Notification and Registration Act (SORNA) was constitutional under the Necessary and Proper Clause. The Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (SORNA)...

the Necessary and Proper Clause of the United States Constitution, which was cited in upholding the Prohibition Act's limitations as a necessary and proper...

which held that the federal government has authority under the Necessary and Proper Clause to require the civil commitment of individuals already in...

and other needful Buildings; And To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers...

exigencies. Hamilton noted that the "general welfare clause" and the "necessary and proper clause" gave elasticity to the Constitution. Hamilton won the argument...

Congress various enumerated powers and the ability to pass laws "necessary and proper" to carry out those powers. Article One also establishes the procedures...

listed or enumerated those necessary and proper powers or attempted to list those that were expressly not necessary and proper, but argues that either exercise...

Congress's broad authority to grant charters of incorporation under the "necessary and proper" clause of the US Constitution and charged Hamilton with violating...

enforce the Privileges or Immunities Clause but more broadly under the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, Section VIII to protect constitutional provisions...

individual mandate was not a proper use of Congress's Commerce Clause or Necessary and Proper Clause powers, although they did not join in a single opinion. A...

use of electric voting machines in congressional elections, the necessary and proper expenses related to nominations and elections, and the publication...

the enumerated powers and allows Congress to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers. It specifies the election and...

paper money (e.g. bank notes) has been justified by invoking the Necessary and Proper Clause in combination with the other enumerated powers which include...

Lopez and Morrison decisions), Scalia said his understanding of the Necessary and Proper Clause caused him to vote for the Commerce Clause with Raich for...

powers is Congress’s broad authority "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers...

ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton notes that the Necessary and Proper Clause and the Supremacy Clause "have been the source of much virulent...

explicitly granted to it; there is no counterpart of the federal necessary and proper clause. As with many state constitutions, it explicitly provides...

law. The legislature may legislate on any subject and has certain "necessary and proper" powers as may be required for carrying into effect the provisions...

Colorado municipalities have the power to adopt ordinances which are necessary and proper to provide for the safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperity...

originalists might argue, for example, that the Commerce Clause and Necessary and Proper Clause do not authorize economic legislation dating all the way back...

the Commerce Clause. As noted below, it is often paired with the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the combination used to take a more broad, expansive...

appropriation bills. The Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution permits Congress "To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into...

Maryland (1819), which held that Congress has implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause, and its valid exercise of those powers are supreme over the...

assemblies, and by such other means as may from time to time be found necessary and proper." The Jewish Chautauqua Society was conceived and founded in 1893...

the Necessary and Proper Clause of the United States Constitution, which was cited in upholding the Prohibition Act's limitations as a necessary and proper...

handguns are well suited for hunting, typically lacking both the power necessary and proper sights. Nonetheless, some of the more powerful semi-automatic pistols...

Import-Export Ineligibility (Emolument) Militia Natural-born citizen Necessary and Proper New States No Religious Test Oath or Affirmation Origination Petition...

the United States Constitution (a function of the Constitution's Necessary and Proper clause); to propose, by a two-thirds vote, constitutional amendments...