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Clifford Awarded Ostrom Fellowship, James Owsley Boyd Mar 2023

Clifford Awarded Ostrom Fellowship, James Owsley Boyd

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A 2L from Indianapolis has been awarded a prestigious graduate fellowship from The Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University.

Nick Clifford will begin a one-year Ostrom Fellowship in Fall 2023.


Les Deux Constitutions De John Marshall : Une Relecture De L’Arrêt Marbury V. Madison, Elisabeth Zoller Sep 2020

Les Deux Constitutions De John Marshall : Une Relecture De L’Arrêt Marbury V. Madison, Elisabeth Zoller

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Charles A. Beard & The Columbia School Of Political Economy: Revisiting The Intellectual Roots Of The Beardian Thesis, Ajay K. Mehrotra Jan 2014

Charles A. Beard & The Columbia School Of Political Economy: Revisiting The Intellectual Roots Of The Beardian Thesis, Ajay K. Mehrotra

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A century after it was first published, Charles A. Beard’s An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution remains a significant and controversial part of constitutional scholarship and history. Just as Beard sought to historicize the Founders as they drafted and adopted the Constitution, this article attempts to historicize Beard as he researched and wrote his classic text on the Constitution. Because Beard was both a graduate student and professor at Columbia University before and while he researched and wrote his book, this article explores the particular influence that Columbia University’s institutional and intellectual climate may have had on Beard and the …


Review Of Prigg V. Pennsylvania: Slavery, The Supreme Court, And The Ambivalent Constitution, Susan David Demaine Oct 2013

Review Of Prigg V. Pennsylvania: Slavery, The Supreme Court, And The Ambivalent Constitution, Susan David Demaine

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In 1842, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Prigg v. Pennsylvania, resolving a dispute about fugitive slave rendition that had raged between the states for decades. H. Robert Baker’s analysis of the decision and the events that led up to it is the first book-length work to investigate Prigg and its place in American history. Baker traces the development of fugitive slave laws and recounts the heart-wrenching story that lies behind Prigg to shed light on the Supreme Court’s decision and the gradual clarification of American federalism.


The Progressive Political Power Of Balkin's "Original Meaning", Dawn E. Johnsen Jan 2007

The Progressive Political Power Of Balkin's "Original Meaning", Dawn E. Johnsen

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Some Problems With "Origins", Stephen A. Conrad Jan 1992

Some Problems With "Origins", Stephen A. Conrad

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Book Review. Conceptual Change And The Constitution, Stephen A. Conrad Jan 1990

Book Review. Conceptual Change And The Constitution, Stephen A. Conrad

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James Wilson's "Assimilation Of The Common-Law Mind", Stephen A. Conrad Jan 1989

James Wilson's "Assimilation Of The Common-Law Mind", Stephen A. Conrad

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Toward A General Theory Of The Establishment Clause, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1988

Toward A General Theory Of The Establishment Clause, Daniel O. Conkle

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Nonoriginalist Constitutional Rights And The Problem Of Judicial Finality, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1985

Nonoriginalist Constitutional Rights And The Problem Of Judicial Finality, Daniel O. Conkle

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A Proposal For Co-Operative Research On The Bill Of Rights, Jerome Hall Jan 1942

A Proposal For Co-Operative Research On The Bill Of Rights, Jerome Hall

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The Doctrine Of Sovereignty Under The United States Constitution, Hugh Evander Willis Jan 1929

The Doctrine Of Sovereignty Under The United States Constitution, Hugh Evander Willis

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