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Bold Proposal: Let's Just Convict People Of Crimes We Can Prove They Committed

Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer

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The Contract Clause Claim

A new article by Mark Joseph Stern from Slate argues that this is probably an ill advised argument. A contracts clause claim for those who aren't familiar with the United States Constitution. There are due process claims given that this was retaliatory. One thing it actually very directly says is that states do not have the power to invalidate contracts.

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