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A. E. Dick Howard

The Challenge of the Constitution's Bicentennial

A. E. Dick Howard
Date
1985
Citation
A. E. Dick Howard, The Challenge of the Constitution’s Bicentennial, in The Bulwark of Freedom: Public Understanding of the Law, American Bar Association, 167–172 (1985).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
A. E. Dick Howard
Center for International & Comparative Law
Constitutional Law and Legal History
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