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Would you prefer a passive judiciary?

February 10, 2015 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Reason has published my column responding to the hubbub surrounding Sen. Rand Paul’s remarks (and Cass Sunstein’s) about “judicial activism” and “judicial restraint.” Here’s a taste: Senator Rand Paul’s recent remarks about “judicial restraint” have shaken up both left and right, but any ...

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New article on the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment

April 09, 2013 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Professor Michael Rappaport of the University of San Diego School of Law has released a new article titled, “Originalism and the Colorblind Constitution.”  The article’s strength lies in its rebuttal of arguments that the Fourteenth Amendment was never intended to ban race-based affirmative action policies.  Some scholars & ...