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Section 2 . 2 . 4
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No Deference

Lawrence Lessig

These cases mark the extreme of no deference on the scope of state power, beginning with the (in)famous Lochner, through the Court's last hurrah, Adkins. Note the techniques the Court is developing to limit state power. These I describe as "tools." -LL

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