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The Constitution's Forgotten Cover Letter: An Essay On The New Federalism And The Original Understanding, Daniel A. Farber Dec 1995

The Constitution's Forgotten Cover Letter: An Essay On The New Federalism And The Original Understanding, Daniel A. Farber

Michigan Law Review

At the end of the summer of 1787, the Philadelphia Convention issued two documents. One was the Constitution itself. The other document, now almost forgotten even by constitutional historians, was an official letter to Congress, signed by George Washington on behalf of the Convention. Congress responded with a resolution that the Constitution and "letter accompanying the same" be sent to the state legislatures for submission to conventions in each state.

The Washington letter lacks the detail and depth of some other evidence of original intent. Being a cover letter, it was designed only to introduce the accompanying document rather than …


Persona Humana Y Persona Jurídica, Jorge Carlos Adame Jan 1995

Persona Humana Y Persona Jurídica, Jorge Carlos Adame

Jorge Adame Goddard

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Between-The-Wars Social Thought: Karl Llewellyn, Legal Realism, And The Uniform Commercial Code In Context, 59 Alb. L. Rev. 325 (1995), Allen R. Kamp Jan 1995

Between-The-Wars Social Thought: Karl Llewellyn, Legal Realism, And The Uniform Commercial Code In Context, 59 Alb. L. Rev. 325 (1995), Allen R. Kamp

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

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An Introduction To Foreign Investment Laws In The People's Republic Of China, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 471 (1995), John Zhengdong Huang Jan 1995

An Introduction To Foreign Investment Laws In The People's Republic Of China, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 471 (1995), John Zhengdong Huang

UIC Law Review

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China On The Horizon: Exploring Current Legal Issues, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 639 (1995), Preston M. Torbert Jan 1995

China On The Horizon: Exploring Current Legal Issues, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 639 (1995), Preston M. Torbert

UIC Law Review

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