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In the past two decades, a new, more radical form of progressivism has taken over American social and political life, even finding its way into the White House. Fresh instances of this new progressivism appear every day. For example:

The lawsuit claims that Voss and Derek Phillips had their constitutional rights violated during the traffic stop. They also allege the deputies tried to kidnap each

Contributors Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.

Introduction Deregulation of the $200 billion U.S. electricity sector is advancing at both the federal and state levels through a variety of liberalization plans and policies. These proposals share a common goal: bringing competition to the electricity market by guaranteeing customer choice in service. But they differ with respect to their strategies on:

The Constitution's Ninth Amendment guarantees that the rights listed elsewhere in the document cannot "deny or disparage others retained by the people." Attorney Anthony Sanders writes why courts and legislatures need to take unenumerated rights far more seriously.

The Ninth Amendment reserves rights for the people that aren't strictly listed in the Constitution - but not all rights.

The Ninth Amendment is a means for the Court to determine certain rights which predate the Constitution.

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Provides that people retain other rights.