Constitutional Clause

Filter cases by constitutional clause

Filter by constitutional clause (constitutional_clause_id).

GET https://clearinghouse.net/api/v1/case?issue_constitutional_clause=constitutional_clause_id

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
cause_of_action*	integer	case type (see list below for list of integers and its mapped values)

Headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization*	String	Authorization Token XXXXXXXXXXX where XXXXXXXXXXX is the token string

200 Case successfully retrieved

400: Bad Request No results, key not found, or invalid parameter

\\ Examples of:
\\ No results, key not found, or invalid parameter

\\ No results
\\ Example query endpoint: /api/v1/cases/?case_id=1&case_ongoing=1
["No results for {'case_id': '1', 'case_ongoing': '1'}"]

\\ Key not found
\\ Example query endpoint: /api/v1/cases?test_key=1
["API Error: Key: test_key, Value: 1 not found."]

\\ Example query endpoint: /api/v1/cases/?case_id=xyz
["API Error: zxy is not an integer."]

401 Permission denied

{
    "detail":"Authentication credentials were not provided."
}

Supported constitutional clause IDs (constitutional_clause_id):

5335	Commerce Power
5314	Due Process
5315	Ex Post Facto
5317	Self-incrimination
5316	Right to travel
5336	Full faith and credit
5364	Suspension Clause
5363	Due Process: Substantive Due Process
5347	Excessive bail/fines
5348	Slavery/Involuntary servitude
5361	Petitions clause
5571	Cruel and Unusual Punishment
5537	Equal Protection
5598	Emoluments Clauses
5587	Takings
5581	Supremacy Clause
5373	Enumerations Clause
5362	Due Process: Procedural Due Process
38546	Fifteenth Amendment
5510	Establishment Clause
5475	Federalism (including 10th Amendment)
5511	Freedom of speech/association
5509	Free Exercise Clause
5445	Unreasonable search and seizure

For more information about constitutional clauses, see Constitutional Clause.

Example

URL

https://clearinghouse.net/api/v1/case?issue_constitutional_clause=5571

python

import requests

url = "https://clearinghouse.net/api/v1/case?issue_constitutional_clause=5165"
headers = { 'Authorization': 'Token XXXXXXXXXX',
'User-Agent': 'Chrome v22.2 Linux Ubuntu'
}
response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, data={})

print(response.text)