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Massive Resistance to Brown and Brown II

Posted on November 17, 2010 by brandonrothenberg
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Michael Klarman argues in From Jim Crow to Civil Rights (2004) that the significance of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) – and the re-argument of that case in Brown v. Board of Education II (1955) – stems from the … Continue reading →

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Luther v. Borden: Justiciability and Martial Law

Posted on October 27, 2010 by brandonrothenberg
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In Lincoln’s Constitution (2003) Daniel Farber prefaces his discussion of martial (or military) law and its use during the Civil War with the Supreme Court case that assured its legitimacy – Luther v. Borden (1849) (148-9). (The case documents are available … Continue reading →

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Samad on Gay Marriage as a Constitutional Question

Posted on October 13, 2010 by brandonrothenberg
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Anthony Asadullah Samad notes the significance of the Constitution in today’s gay rights debate in his op-ed piece titled “Overturning Proposition: Gay marriage ban was always a constitutional question” – featured in the Chicago Defender in August 2010. Sparked by … Continue reading →

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Early Debate in Pennsylvania: James Wilson and “An Old Whig”

Posted on September 29, 2010 by brandonrothenberg
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Just as the ratification process began in Pennsylvania in October 1787, James Wilson gave a speech before a “raucous” crowd that helped offer his responses to various criticisms already made against the Constitution (Richard Beeman, Plain, Honest Men (2010), 379). … Continue reading →

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George Read

Posted on September 15, 2010 by brandonrothenberg
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When first describing George Read, a delegate from Delaware, in Plain, Honest Men (2009) Richard Beeman notes that the delegate gave a “clear signal of serious trouble down the the road” just as the Convention began (71). This “trouble” pertained … Continue reading →

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