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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 21: Coke, Blackstone, and English Law

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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 21: Coke, Blackstone, and English Law
Portrait of Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780), circa 1755. National Portrait Gallery
Rob Natelson
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British institutions were important (although not controlling) models for the American Constitution-makers.

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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