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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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Separation of Powers at Stake in Constitutional Challenge to Consumer Bureau GianCarlo Canaparo

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Illuminating – and Disturbing Talk – on Health of the Constitution John Malcolm

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Constitution Day Is Not Just Another Tuesday—It’s a Teachable Moment, America The Hon. Kay Coles James

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Originalism Meets Bad Precedent GianCarlo Canaparo

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Mike Lee’s Constitutional Vision Is Exactly What Congress Needs

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A Fordham University Law Professor Gets a Failing Grade Hans A. von Spakovsky

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Progressive "Federalism" Makes a Mockery of the Founders’ Vision John W. York, Ph.D.

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The Originalism Revolution Turns 30

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