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Vermont dispatch: Proposal 2 would remove language of slavery, indentured servitude from state constitution

JURIST

To be clear, Vermont does not currently allow either in any form, but there is antiquated language in the state constitution that allows for certain exceptions. In the Founding Era, numerous other states used Vermont’s constitution as a model when drafting their own constitution, including the slavery exceptions.

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Biden’s Bad Run: Is The Biden Administration Doing Worse Than The Trump Administration In The Courts?

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the Hill on the growing number of losses by the Biden Administration in courts around the country, including a particularly embarrassing loss before the United States Supreme Court. Biden also lost a critical immigration fight when a federal court enjoined his 100-day moratorium on deportations.

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Shouting Fire In A Crowded Congress: How The Rhetoric Has Outstripped The Reality In Today’s Electoral Challenge

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: It is a touchstone of American constitutional law that nothing protects your right to shout “fire!” Moreover, it also distracts us from critical constitutional issues. Academics have debated this poorly drafted law for decades. None of those elements are present today. in a crowded theater.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

SCOTUSBlog

During his time as an associate justice from 1877 to 1911, he broke with his colleagues in some of the most consequential – and infamous – rulings that the court has ever issued. Later, Robert sent John a series of letters offering political advice and sharing his efforts to promote John for a Supreme Court appointment.

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