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2007

Fordham Law School

Minimalism

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Minimalism, Perfectionism, And Common Law Constitutionalism: Reflections On Sunstein's And Fleming's Efforts To Find The Sweet Spot In Constitutional Theory, Benjamin C. Zipursky Jan 2007

Minimalism, Perfectionism, And Common Law Constitutionalism: Reflections On Sunstein's And Fleming's Efforts To Find The Sweet Spot In Constitutional Theory, Benjamin C. Zipursky

Fordham Law Review

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Privacy, Minimalism, And Perfectionism, Charles A. Kelbley Jan 2007

Privacy, Minimalism, And Perfectionism, Charles A. Kelbley

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Second-Order Perfectionism, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 2007

Second-Order Perfectionism, Cass R. Sunstein

Fordham Law Review

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The Incredible Shrinking Constitutional Theory: From The Partial Constitution To The Minimal Constitution, James E. Fleming Jan 2007

The Incredible Shrinking Constitutional Theory: From The Partial Constitution To The Minimal Constitution, James E. Fleming

Fordham Law Review

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The Fit Dimension, Abner S. Greene Jan 2007

The Fit Dimension, Abner S. Greene

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Incompletely Theorized Agreements: An Unworkable Theory Of Judicial Modesty, Yavar Bathaee Jan 2007

Incompletely Theorized Agreements: An Unworkable Theory Of Judicial Modesty, Yavar Bathaee

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Comment examines the conflicting demands on American courts to safeguard the will of the legislature, ensure the protection of the minority, and resolve particular disputes and redress particular injuries. The manner and scope in which a court theorizes is critical as it binds future courts and litigants to its decisions. Professor Cass Sunstein proposes a jurisprudence of minimalism and supports theoretical modesty in the form of the "incompletely theorized agreement", the notion that individuals can agree on less theorized principles to resolve cases at hand without resorting to high-level theoretical pronouncements. This Comment addresses Sunstein's minimalist regime within the …