<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Under pressure to adapt to changing circumstances, the contract clause, though expressed in absolute terms, may now be violated for almost any reason at all. The living Constitution, in short, has virtually killed what was once a key constitutional provision.</p></abstract>

Under pressure to adapt to changing circumstances, the contract clause, though expressed in absolute terms, may now be violated for almost any reason at all. The living Constitution, in short, has virtually killed what was once a key constitutional provision.

The Living Constitution and the (Almost) Dead Contracts Clause

Professor, Political Science, Baruch College & CUNY Graduate Center

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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Under pressure to adapt to changing circumstances, the contract clause, though expressed in absolute terms, may now be violated for almost any reason at all....

The Living Constitution and the (Almost) Dead Contracts Clause

Published Online: Aug 04, 2020

Page range: 387 - 403

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2020-0019

Keywords
Living Constitution, Contract Clause, Balancing Test, Home Building Association v. Blaisdell, Sveen v. Melin

© 2020 Thomas Halper, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Living Constitution and the (Almost) Dead Contracts Clause

Published Online: Aug 04, 2020

Page range: 387 - 403

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2020-0019

KeywordsLiving Constitution, Contract Clause, Balancing Test, Home Building Association v. Blaisdell, Sveen v. Melin

© 2020 Thomas Halper, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Living Constitution, Contract Clause, Balancing Test, Home Building Association v. Blaisdell, Sveen v. Melin