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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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Expansion of National Power at Expense of Individual Liberty

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Overcriminalization and the Constitution

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Commerce, Commerce, Everywhere: The Uses and Abuses of the Commerce Clause David F Forte

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How Does Elena Kagan See America’s Place in the World? Why the Senate Needs t... Jeremy Rabkin

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Enumerated Powers Act Brings the Constitution to Capitol Hill Andrew M. Grossman

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An Individual Right Rekindled Andrew M. Grossman

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Human Trafficking Reauthorization Would Undermine Existing Anti-Trafficking E...

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