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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

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Doomed Deference Doctrines: Chevron, Seminole Rock, and Auer Elizabeth Slattery

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A Constitution Day Address Rod J. Rosenstein

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Judicial Review Under the Congressional Review Act Paul J. Larkin

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The Originalism Revolution Turns 30

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The Right to Arms and the American Philosophy of Freedom Nelson Lund, Ph.D.

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Consideration of a Convention to Propose Amendments Under Article V of the U.... John Malcolm

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