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1981

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Edgar V. Mite Corp., Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1981

Edgar V. Mite Corp., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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United States V. Ross, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1981

United States V. Ross, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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California V. Grace Brethren Church, Lewis F. Powell Jr Oct 1981

California V. Grace Brethren Church, Lewis F. Powell Jr

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The Uses Of Human Rights Norms To Inform Constitutional Interpretation, Gordon A. Christenson Jan 1981

The Uses Of Human Rights Norms To Inform Constitutional Interpretation, Gordon A. Christenson

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Recent federal court of appeals decisions have relied on fundamental human rights norms to inform constitutional interpretation. This comment reviews the reasoning in those cases to identify possible constitutional uses of fundamental human rights norms and to suggest some conceptual framework for their use. The need for such a framework is illustrated by the cases themselves, which seem disparate and disjointed, with no discernible coherent philosophy, though each makes good sense when considered alone.

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