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Resistance To Constitutional Theory: The Supreme Court, Constitutional Change, And The "Pragmatic Moment", B. Jessie Hill

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This Article approaches the law-politics divide from a new angle. Drawing on the insights of literary theory, this Article argues that every act of interpretation, including constitutional interpretation, inevitably draws not only on text but also on context, and that the relevant context extends beyond both the written document and the historical context of its origination. This understanding derives from speech-act theory and from postmodern literary theory. As Paul de Man argues in his seminal essay, The Resistance to Theory, moreover, the act of interpretation always encompasses a “pragmatic moment” that undermines the effort to attain perfect theoretical coherence. Applying …

The Imaginary Connection Between The Great Law Of Peace And The United States Constitution: A Reply To Professor Schaaf, Erik M. Jensen

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This article challenges the politically correct theory advanced in a 1989 article by Gregory Schaaf, “From the Great Law of Peace to the Constitution of the United States: A Revision of America’s Democratic Roots.” Professor Schaaf argued that large parts of the U.S. Constitution were based on the Great Law of Peace, the founding document of the Iroquois Confederacy. This article points to the lack of primary authority supporting such a counterintuitive proposition and questions the likelihood that Iroquois principles could have silently influenced American founders. Finally, the article questions whether it is desirable to try to further the status …

The Penumbral Public Domain: Constitutional Limits On Quasi-Copyright Legislation, Aaron K. Perzanowski

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This Article attempts to reconcile the breadth of the modern Commerce Clause with the notion of meaningful and enforceable limits on Congress' copyright authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 8.

The Article aims to achieve two objectives. First, it seeks to outline a general approach to identifying and resolving inter-clause conflicts, sketching a methodology that has been lacking in the courts' sparse treatment of such conflicts. Second, it applies that general framework to the copyright power in order to outline the scope of constitutional prohibitions against quasi-copyright protections. In particular, this application focuses on the federal anti-bootlegging statutes and …

United States Supreme Court: 2001 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 2000 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 1999 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 1998 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 1997 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 1995 & 1996 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 1993-94 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 1991-92 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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United States Supreme Court: 1990-91 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. Supreme Court: The 1988-1989 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. Supreme Court: The 1987-88 Term (Part Ii), Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. Supreme Court: The 1987-88 Term (Part I), Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. Supreme Court: The 1986-87 Term (Part Ii), Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. Supreme Court: The 1986-87 Term (Part I), Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. Supreme Court: The 1983-84 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. Supreme Court: 1982-83 Term: Part I, Paul C. Giannelli

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U.S. States Supreme Court: 1982-83 Term: Partii, Paul C. Giannelli

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The United States Supreme Court: The 1978-79 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

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The Ohio Bill Of Rights, Paul C. Giannelli

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