What Are the Two Broad Categories of Defenses Available to Intentional

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Essay

What are the two broad categories of defenses available to intentional torts? Under what circumstances can the U.S.Constitution be used as a defense to an action for an intentional tort?

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Definitions:

Privileges

Special rights or advantages granted to individuals or groups based on status, position, or membership.

Citizenship

The status of being a citizen, entailing certain rights, duties, and privileges in a particular nation or state.

Religion Clauses

Provisions in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that guarantee freedom of religion, separated into the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause.