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The Great John Marshall, Part 4 0
- June 7, 2024
Marshall was not part of the “living constitution” project. He sought to interpret the Constitution according to “the intention of its makers.”
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The Great John Marshall, Part 3 0
- June 2, 2024
There has been a effort in the law schools—and at times in the Supreme Court—to appropriate Marshall as a model for liberal activism.
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It’s a “Convention of the States”—Three More Founding-Era Documents Confirm It 0
- May 23, 2024
Three new North Carolina documents from the Founding confirm that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states.”
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The Great John Marshall: Part 1 0
- May 19, 2024
John Marshall helped secure adoption of the Constitution.
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SCOTUS Defends Property Rights, but Raises Constitutional Questions 0
- April 24, 2024
Justice Barrett’s opinion contains a readable survey of the court’s convoluted “takings” law.
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Does the Constitution Have a Hidden Flaw That Could Create Tyranny? About “Gödel’s Loophole”0
- April 22, 2024
Is there a hidden flaw in the Constitution that, when leveraged legitimately, could create tyranny? If so, what is it?
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