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Pepperdine Law Review Pepperdine Law Review Volume 45 Issue 3 Symposium: The Supreme Court: Politics and Reform Article 2 5-1-2018 The Pirate’s Code: Constitutional Conventions In U.S. The Pirate’s Code: Constitutional Conventions In U.S. Constitutional Law Constitutional Law Mark Tushnet Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, Courts Commons, and the Law and Politics Commons Recommended Citation Recommended Citation Mark Tushnet The Pirate’s Code: Constitutional Conventions In U.S. Constitutional Law, 45 Pepp. L. Rev. 481 (2018) Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol45/iss3/2 This Symposium is brought to you for free and open access by the Caruso School of Law at Pepperdine Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pepperdine Law Review by an authorized editor of Pepperdine Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

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Pepperdine Law Review Pepperdine Law Review

Volume 45 Issue 3 Symposium: The Supreme Court: Politics and Reform

Article 2

5-1-2018

The Pirate’s Code: Constitutional Conventions In U.S. The Pirate’s Code: Constitutional Conventions In U.S.

Constitutional Law Constitutional Law

Mark Tushnet

Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr

Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, Courts Commons, and the Law and Politics Commons

Recommended Citation Recommended Citation Mark Tushnet The Pirate’s Code: Constitutional Conventions In U.S. Constitutional Law, 45 Pepp. L. Rev. 481 (2018) Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol45/iss3/2

This Symposium is brought to you for free and open access by the Caruso School of Law at Pepperdine Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pepperdine Law Review by an authorized editor of Pepperdine Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

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