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Modern Cases That Violate Original Meaning
Professor Michael McConnell offers three examples of cases in the 20th century that are at odds with the original meaning of the Constitution. In Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell, the Court upheld a state law that was in violation of the Contracts Clause. In Lochner v. New York and Roe v. Wade, the Court struck down state laws that were clearly within state powers under the Constitution. https://youtube.com/watch?v=DfJR6oQNBe0