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2 Jul 2018, 1:42 pm by David Kopel
After the contentious tie in the 1800 presidential election between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr (one of the pro-Republican South Carolina electors was supposed to not vote for Burr, but failed to follow through), the Constitution was amended. [read post]
2 Jul 2018, 1:16 pm by Gary Feinerman
The justice observed that Thomas Jefferson did not have in mind its modern, colloquial meaning — the ephemeral happiness that follows enjoying a delicious meal or wonderful play, or acquiring the latest gadget. [read post]
27 Jun 2018, 3:12 pm by Karen Harned
” Alito rightly compared compulsory union fees to an unconscionable law requiring citizens to endorse controversial political positions with which they disagree, which Thomas Jefferson maintained would be “tyrannical. [read post]
1 Jun 2018, 8:28 am by Dennis Crouch
See Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Isaac McPherson (Aug. 13, 1813) (“[I]f nature has made any one thing less susceptible, than all others, of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an Idea. [read post]
29 May 2018, 7:23 am by MBettman
” Justice O’Donnell, to counsel for the Investors On May 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Cynthia Boyd; Thomas Flanders v. [read post]
4 May 2018, 8:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
Thomas Jefferson worried about the possibility that “the several courts could bandy him from pillar to post ... and withdraw him entirely from his constitutional duties. [read post]
2 May 2018, 2:15 pm by Steve Vladeck, Benjamin Wittes
Although Thomas Jefferson apparently thought otherwise, Chief Justice Marshall, when presiding in the treason trial of Aaron Burr, ruled that a subpoena duces tecum could be directed the President. [read post]
30 Apr 2018, 7:23 am by Eugene Volokh
Shortly after his escape, Rowan fled to America, where he received some attention from fellow democrats and became an acquaintance of Thomas Jefferson. [read post]