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Mark A. Graber, The Conversation

Mark A. Graber is the University System of Maryland Regents Professor of Law, University of Maryland

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UNLUCKY NUMBER 14

What Drove Colorado’s Trump Ruling? Common Sense & History

Constitutional democracy is rule by law. Those who have demonstrated their rejection of rule by law may not apply, no matter their popularity.

Mark A. Graber, The Conversation

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