May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
Justice 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 justices unanimously ruled that keeping the entire tax-sale proceeds was unconstitutional.
READ MOREThe Connecticut delegates achieved their goals through their willingness and skill in proposing moderate solutions and mutually reinforcing each other.
READ MOREMason impacted the Constitution both by helping to draft it and helping to oppose it.
READ MOREThe scope of permissible delegation must be determined from the text of each power and the surrounding context. But there is no need to insert the Necessary and Proper Clause into the equation, except as a useful reminder.
READ MOREFor many reasons, you shouldn’t try to recreate the Constitution’s original meaning from sources arising after the Constitution was adopted.
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