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Originalism

Maurer School of Law: Indiana University

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Storm In A Teacup: The U.S. Supreme Court’S Use Of Foreign Law, Austen L. Parrish Jan 2007

Storm In A Teacup: The U.S. Supreme Court’S Use Of Foreign Law, Austen L. Parrish

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In this Article, Professor Parrish explores the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court's use of foreign law in constitutional adjudication. In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has used foreign law as persuasive authority in a number of highly contentious cases. The backlash has been spirited, with calls for foreign law to be categorically barred from constitutional adjudication, and even for Justices to be impeached if they cite to foreign sources. Last year, the condemnation of comparative constitutionalism reached a high note, as a barrage of scholarship decried the practice as illegitimate and a threat to our national sovereignty. The …


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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