Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
- November 15, 2021
A key part of the majority opinion seems to conflict with the majority opinion in an Indian law case decided just a few days earlier.
READ MOREThe Supreme Court has re-confirmed a key rule of constitutional amendment law.
READ MOREThe Commerce Clause part of the decision is a mess. There is no more polite way to describe it.
READ MOREJustice Clarence Thomas frequently uses concurring and dissenting opinions to explain the Constitution’s fundamental principles.
READ MOREJustice Alito’s majority opinion held that the phrase “waters of the United States” means only defined bodies of water—such as lakes and streams—and those wetlands that so border them that their waters’ surface merges with the surface of the lake or stream.
READ MOREThe Connecticut delegates achieved their goals through their willingness and skill in proposing moderate solutions and mutually reinforcing each other.
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