On the recordSeptember 21, 2009
Would it be a strict construction kind of analysis, or would it be by chance the acknowledgment that the Constitution is a living and breathing document?
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Johnson contrasts strict constructionism with a living Constitution approach in Supreme Court interpretations.
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