Understanding the Ninth Amendment

by James P. Allen | Jul 6, 2015 | 9th Amendment

In 2004, University of Illinois College of Law Professor Kurt T. Lash wrote The Lost Original Meaning of the Ninth Amendment for the Texas Law Review (Vol. 83, December 2004). It is the first in a series of two articles explaining the Ninth Amendment in light of newly...

The Original Meaning of the Necessary and Proper Clause

by James P. Allen | Jan 1, 2015 | Constitution 101, Necessary and Proper Clause

The legislative powers of Congress are few in number and specifically enumerated in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. The final enumeration, known as the Necessary and Proper clause, is unique. Unlike the other legislative powers, it does not describe an...

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