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- noun The act or process of establishing a
constitution over astate ororganization . - noun The act of
amending a current constitution to include a legaldoctrine orprinciple oflaw .
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Examples
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There was no talk of taking God out of the Pledge of Allegiance, for example, and Winifred Sullivan of the University of Buffalo Law School even referred to the "de-constitutionalization" of church/state issues.
Bruce Ledewitz: The Religious/Secular Divide at the New School 2009
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Kleiman has to say, but I note that the point of the constitutionalization of criminal procedure over the past 60 years has been to ensure that punishments do not follow violations swiftly and predictably.
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The constitutionalization of collective bargaining and the B.C. Health Services case
Osgoode Hall Law School 11th Annual Conference on Supreme Court Constitutional Decisions Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008
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The constitutionalization of collective bargaining and the B.C. Health Services case
Archive 2008-04-01 Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008
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He reiterated that constitutionalization of discrimination is, “for multiple reasons” a bad idea, and noted that a constitution should protect, rather than abridge, rights.
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The constitutionalization of the English rule is so clear, Judge Merritt claims, that it amounts to clearly established U.S. Supreme Court law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Merritt’s Puzzling Dissent in Getsy v. Mitchell: 2007
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Here's an interesting little question to think about: Justices Scalia and Thomas often complain that the inquiry into whether a particular right is or is not "fundamental" results in the constitutionalization of the sensibilities and practices of the elite class to which the Court's members belong.
IsThatLegal? 2003
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But we have seen growing legalization and social normalization of contraception, premarital sex, abortion, and homosexuality, and a growing constitutionalization of such changes, so that communities where a majority still opposes those changes are nonetheless required to accept them.
The Volokh Conspiracy » When we’ve had forty years of slipping, 2004
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The legalization or constitutionalization of same-sex marriages would be yet another step.
The Volokh Conspiracy » When we’ve had forty years of slipping, 2004
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However, contra Dreher I see the legalization of same sex marriage and the constitutionalization of marriage equality as an effective redress to our contemporary ethical dilemma.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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