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Saturday, November 2, 2024

Bedrock

Recent News About Bedrock

  • Does the Written Constitution Matter?

    By Mark Pulliam |
    Legal scholars continue to explore the frontier of constitutional interpretation, with recent books by Ilan Wurman (The Second Founding; A Debt Against the Living), Kurt Lash (The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship; The Reconstruction Amendments), Randy Barnett (The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment; Our Republican Constitution), and many others.

  • ABA urges appeals court to rule rigid bail system in Dallas County is unconstitutional

    By David Yates |
    HOUSTON — The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief Monday, contending that the bail system in Dallas County, Texas, which allows pretrial release only if the defendant pays a specific amount of bail money, violates the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the 14th Amendment.

  • 58th Court District July 2008

    By Carrie Gonzalez |
    58th COURT DISTRICT