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The Courts Go AWOL on the Virus Vax

The Courts Go AWOL on the Virus Vax
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during the opening of the MTA's public vaccination program at Grand Central Terminal train station in Manhattan in New York City on May 12, 2021. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Rob Natelson
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During the 20th century, the Supreme Court created new constitutional rights not mentioned in the Constitution’s text, primarily by claiming those rights were inherent in the Fifth and 14th Amendment due process clauses. They included rights to privacy, autonomy, and bodily integrity.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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