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Civil Liberties And The Dual Legacy Of The Founding, John W. Compton Feb 2018

Civil Liberties And The Dual Legacy Of The Founding, John W. Compton

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"This chapter will argue that the framers’ dual legacy in the area of civil liberties has cast a long historical shadow. Since the early republic, Americans have invoked constitutional civil liberties provisions to challenge customary forms of authority. Yet establishing the abstract legitimacy of one's claim – that it comports with a particular conception of religious liberty or the freedom of speech, for example – has typically been insufficient to prevail in the courts."


Foreword To Abortion Under State Constitutions: A State-By-State Analysis, Ronald D. Rotunda Jan 2008

Foreword To Abortion Under State Constitutions: A State-By-State Analysis, Ronald D. Rotunda

Law Faculty Books and Book Chapters

Foreword to Paul Benjamin Linton's "Abortion Under State Constitutions: A State-by-State Analysis".