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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

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The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

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Who Should Interpret Our Statutes and How It Affects Our Separation of Powers The Honorable Carlos T. Bea

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Overcriminalization and the Constitution

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How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Constitutional Way Michael B. Rappaport, JD

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They Can’t Spend What You Don’t Approve: Rethinking the Appropriations Clause Gary Kepplinger

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Voting Representation for the District of Columbia: Violating the Framers' Vi... Andrew M. Grossman

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From Constitutional Interpretation to Judicial Activism: The Transformation o... Christoper Wolfe, Ph.D.

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The Electoral College: Enlightened Democracy Tara Ross

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The First Clause of the First Amendment: Politics and Religion Russell Kirk

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