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U.S. Supreme Court,
Government,
Constitutional Law

Feb. 13, 2018

Our Constitution keeps on ticking

We do not know how current disputes will be resolved, but thanks to the Constitution’s Framers, we have a process for resolving them which has endured for over 200 years.

Kris Whitten

Retired California deputy attorney general

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Past and present disputes between the United States of America and its member states, be it over the ownership of offshore waters (United States v. California, 332 U.S. 19, (1947)), immigration, or federal funding to "sanctuary cities," reflect a long tradition that began before, and actually led to the ratification of, the U.S. Constitution. Now often referred to as "Our Federalism" (Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. ...

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