In this Essay, #JessicaBulman-Pozen & @MiriamSeifter explore the people’s right to amend state constitutions and threats to that right today. @YaleLJournalhttps://lnkd.in/dhdnUZm6 this Essay, Jessica Bulman-Pozen & @MiriamSeifter explore the people’s right to amend state constitutions and threats to that right today: https://lnkd.in/dDJwqebA This Essay is the first of our Revitalizing State Constitutions Collection. There will be more to come! Jessica Bulman-Pozen & Miriam Seifter ABSTRACT. This Essay explores the people’s right to amend state constitutions and threats to that right today. It explains how democratic proportionality review can help courts distinguish unconstitutional infringement of the right from legitimate regulation. More broadly, the Essay considers the distinctive state constitutional architecture that popular amendment illuminates. INTRODUCTION Nearly fifty years ago, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. […]Justice News247
