Related Citations
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Rodney W. Harrell, The Contract Clause of the Constitution and the Need for “Pass Any . . . Law” Rehabilitation in the Age of Delegation, 22 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 1317 (2015).
Arguing that the “pass any . . . Law” provision should be read broadly.
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David Crump, The Economic Purpose of the Contract Clause, 66 S.M.U. L. Rev. 687 (2013).
Arguing that Contract Clause is an economic provision that was designed to protect investors and intended to encourage capitalism.
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James W. Ely, Jr., Whatever Happened to the Contract Clause?, 4 Charleston L. Rev. 371 (2010).
Reviewing the original meaning of the Contract Clause and arguing that the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence veered away from its original meaning as the political culture became more supportive of the regulatory and welfare state.
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James W. Ely, Jr., Economic Liberties and the Original Meaning of the Constitution, 45 San Diego L. Rev. 673 (2008).
Arguing that the Contract Clause reflected a split from European control of the economy in favor of economic liberty.
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Michael W. McConnell, Contract Rights and Property Rights: A Case Study in the Relationship Between Individual Liberties and Constitutional Structure, 76 Cal. L. Rev. 267 (1988).
Arguing that the Contract Clause was intended to prevent the states from enacting retroactive laws to relieve debtors of their private debts.
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Douglas W. Kmiec & John O. McGinnis, The Contract Clause: A Return to the Original Understanding, 14 Hastings Const. L.Q. 525, 526 (1987).
Arguing that the Contract Clause prohibits retroactive legislation that would transfer any benefit of a bargain from one party to another.
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Thomas W. Merrill, Public Contracts, Private Contracts, and the Transformation of the Constitutional Order, 37 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 597 (1987).
Arguing that jurisprudence about the Contract Clause is in direct contention with the Clause’s original meaning and history.
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Richard A. Epstein, Toward A Revitalization of the Contract Clause, 51 U. Chi. L. Rev. 703 (1984).
Arguing that the prevailing, limited construction of the Contract Clause is irreconcilable with the economic structure of the Constitution and with the founding context.
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Bernard Schwartz, Old Wine in Old Bottles–The Renaissance of the Contract Clause, 1979 Sup. Ct. Rev. 95 (1979).
Arguing that the Contract Clause was intended to be a civil version of the ex post facto clause.