Constitutional law's loose canon: are we running software without the operating system?

From: Constitutional Commentary | Date: June 22, 2000| Author: Lively, Donald E. | Copyright information

The canon of constitutional law, like any fundamental principle, is a function of the values that inspire it. If a meaningful learning experience is the overarching concern, the common denominators of constitutional law casebooks should reveal the canon's general shadings. Insofar as casebook authorship until recently was the province of a relative few, the canon's analysis and indexing have been a rather hierarchical enterprise. Recent trends in publishing, however, have expanded ...

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