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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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Originalism Meets Bad Precedent GianCarlo Canaparo

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Mike Lee’s Constitutional Vision Is Exactly What Congress Needs

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

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

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