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A Fistful Of Denial: The Supreme Court Takes A Pass On Commerce Clause Challenges To Environmental Laws, John Eastman Dec 2003

A Fistful Of Denial: The Supreme Court Takes A Pass On Commerce Clause Challenges To Environmental Laws, John Eastman

John C. Eastman

Ever since the Supreme Court's landmark decision in United States v. Lopez invalidating the Gun-Free School Zones Act as beyond the scope of Congress's Commerce Clause power, scholarly commentators from both sides of the ideological spectrum have wondered whether the Court would apply the reasoning of that case in the context of federal environmental laws. Many agreed that, if faithfully applied, Lopez sounded a death knell for a slew of environmental legislation that had at best only a tenuous connection with interstate commerce. For some, that was even more reason to deride the Lopez decision, but for originalists, it was …


The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, And Philosophy, John Eastman Dec 2003

The American Constitutional Order: History, Cases, And Philosophy, John Eastman

John C. Eastman

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The History, Philosophy, And Structure Of The American Constitution, John Eastman Dec 2003

The History, Philosophy, And Structure Of The American Constitution, John Eastman

John C. Eastman

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Individual Rights And The American Constitution, John Eastman Dec 2003

Individual Rights And The American Constitution, John Eastman

John C. Eastman

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Honoring The Oath Of Office: Ideology In Judicial Confirmation, John Eastman Dec 2003

Honoring The Oath Of Office: Ideology In Judicial Confirmation, John Eastman

John C. Eastman

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