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Constitutional Avoidance And The Roberts Court, Neal Devins
Constitutional Avoidance And The Roberts Court, Neal Devins
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Constitutional Empiricism: Quasi-Neutral Principles And Constitutional Truths, Timothy Zick
Constitutional Empiricism: Quasi-Neutral Principles And Constitutional Truths, Timothy Zick
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The absence of neutrality and objectivity in constitutional decision-making has vexed scholars and courts. In this Article, the author describes and analyzes "constitutional empiricism," a trend instituted by the Rehnquist Court, which is characterized by judicial reliance in constitutional review on empirical and scientific conventions and processes. Courts have generally relied upon traditional sources, such as text and history, to interpret consititutional powers and rights. In its search for neutrality and objectivity, however, the Court has recently turned not only to social science and other data, which are fast becoming common sources of interpretation, but also to the precepts and …