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How “Originalism” Became the Prevailing View at the U.S. Supreme Court

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Introducing the Third Edition of “The Heritage Guide to the Constitution”

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Why Trump’s Immigration Order Is Legal and Constitutional Hans A. von Spakovsky

Mar 20, 2017 6 min read

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Approach to The Law Makes Gorsuch Good Fit For Supreme Court John Malcolm

Feb 22, 2017 3 min read

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Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Is Both Legal and Constitutional Hans A. von Spakovsky

Feb 6, 2017 3 min read

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Another College’s Speech Code at Odds With First Amendment Values David Rosenthal

Jan 26, 2017 5 min read

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Recalling Nat Hentoff, A True Free Thinker Paul Gallagher

Jan 13, 2017 2 min read

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How James Madison Saved the Constitution David Azerrad, Ph.D.

Dec 28, 2016 7 min read

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Rethinking the Bill of Rights Arthur Milikh

Dec 15, 2016 4 min read

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Celebrating the Bill of Rights Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Dec 14, 2016 2 min read

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