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This third and last essay examines Volume 29, which collects material from the ratification process in Vermont.
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Editor's note: Tom Slayton is a writer in Montpelier and editor emeritus of Vermont Life magazine. In This State is a syndicated weekly...
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The Court in Chevron claimed that the roots of judicial deference stem from statutory interpretation cases dating to the early nineteenth century.
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On June 23, 2005, the United States Supreme Court's acquiescence in a municipal government's use of eminent domain to advance “economic...
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