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June 2023

Originalism and its Discontents
This week, Constitutional Conversations continues its summer posting of video from the Center for Constitutional Design (CCD) at ASU Law’s event series…
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Originalism and the Rights of Women
Proponents of originalism argue that judges must adhere faithfully to the meaning of constitutional texts as those texts would have been understood at…
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The Unfortunate Consequences of a Misguided Free Speech Principle
Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He served as the School’s 16th Dean from 2009 until 2017. Before coming to Yale, he taught at the…
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USVI’s End-run Against America’s State Constitutional Tradition
J.H. Snider is the president of iSolon.org and edits the USVI Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse and the U.S. State Constitutional Convention…
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May 2023

A possible transformation of state electoral systems
Quinn Yeargain is an Assistant Professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School
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Amendments: The LaRue-Olsen Debate Continues and Welcomes Others
Rick LaRue is an independent analyst of constitutional electoral structure who writes at Structure Matters. His 40-year career in Washington, DC…
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Can the Legislative Power be Delegated to the Administrative State?
James R. Stoner, Jr. is Hermann Moyse Professor and Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute for American Renaissance Studies and in the Department of…
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A Response to Rick LaRue: What to do to Ensure the Constitution’s Democratic Promise
Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Thomas W. Smith distinguished scholar in…
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Five New Amendments: Next Steps for Constitutional Change
A Center for Constitutional Design & National Constitution Center partnership discussion about amending the U.S. Constitution.
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