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Second-Order Diversity Revisited, Jeffrey Abramson
Second-Order Diversity Revisited, Jeffrey Abramson
William & Mary Law Review
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Statutory Interpretation As Constestatory Democracy, Glen Staszewski
Statutory Interpretation As Constestatory Democracy, Glen Staszewski
William & Mary Law Review
This Article provides a novel solution to the countermajoritarian difficulty in statutory interpretation by applying recent insights from civic republican theory to the adjudication of statutory disputes in the modern regulatory state. From a republican perspective, freedom consists of the absence of the potential for arbitrary domination, and democracy should therefore include both electoral and contestatory dimensions. The Article argues that statutory interpretation in the modern regulatory state is best understood as a mechanism of contestatory democracy. It develops this conception of statutory interpretation by considering the distinct roles of legislatures, administrative agencies, and courts in making and implementing the …
The Structural Constitutional Principle Of Republican Legitimacy, Mark D. Rosen
The Structural Constitutional Principle Of Republican Legitimacy, Mark D. Rosen
William & Mary Law Review
Democracy does not spontaneously occur by citizens gathering to choose laws. Instead, representative democracy takes place within an extensive legal framework that determines such matters as who gets to vote, how campaigns are conducted, and what conditions must be met for representatives to make valid law. Many of the “rules of the road” that operationalize republicanism have been subject to constitutional challenges in recent decades. For example, lawsuits have been brought against partisan gerrymandering—which is partly responsible for the fact that most congressional districts are no longer party competitive, but instead are either safely Republican or safely Democratic—and against onerous …
The Theocratic Challenge To Constitution Drafting In Post-Conflict States, Ran Hirschl
The Theocratic Challenge To Constitution Drafting In Post-Conflict States, Ran Hirschl
William & Mary Law Review
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St. George Tucker And The Legacy Of Slavery, Michael Kent Curtis
St. George Tucker And The Legacy Of Slavery, Michael Kent Curtis
William & Mary Law Review
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Collateral Damage: The Endangered Center In American Politics, Samuel Issacharoff
Collateral Damage: The Endangered Center In American Politics, Samuel Issacharoff
William & Mary Law Review
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