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A constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US law

  • Written by Morgan Marietta, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington
A constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US lawThe Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, written in 1787 on parchment paper.Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

In a 2006 episode of the television show “Boston Legal,” conservative lawyer Denny Crane asserted that he had a constitutional right to carry a concealed firearm: “And the Supreme Court is...

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