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Constitutional False Positives and the Populist Moment

Gerard N. Magliocca
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis



Notre Dame Law Review, March 2006

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This Article examines how the failure of a broad and robust movement for constitutional change can displace the law in the opposite direction. The possibility of this legal false positive is a crucial missing link that explains why doctrine shifted so dramatically in the 1890s during the Populist Party's doomed attempt to achieve power. With its sharp attack on established principles and impressive popular support, the Populists triggered equally strong resistance from conservatives in the White House and the Supreme Court. That resistance was so intense that it warped the fabric of the law on issues including the role of the Commerce Clause, the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the incorporation of the Bill of Rights against the States. With this background, many of the great landmarks from this era and the modern interpretive assumptions drawn from them appear in a new light.

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Date posted: March 02, 2005 ; Last revised: October 17, 2007

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Magliocca, Gerard N., Constitutional False Positives and the Populist Moment. Notre Dame Law Review, March 2006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=675857


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Gerard N. Magliocca (Contact Author)
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis ( email )
530 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
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317-278-4792 (Phone)
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