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  1. The Séance Court: Original Intent and the Fraud of Speaking for the Dead

    Nine lawyers in black robes sit in a marble temple in Washington and commune with the dead. They ask James Madison, silent since 1836, how he feels about bump stocks. They ask a Virginia planter to rule on geofence warrants and a Boston merchant to weigh encrypted messaging, and they transcribe the answers with straight faces into the United States Reports. Every other corner of American life has a name for this ritual. When a widow pays for it in a candlelit parlor, we call it a séance and we call the medium a fraud. When five justices perform it in October Term, we call it originalism, and law schools award tenure for defending the candles. […]

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  2. The Séance Court: Original Intent and the Fraud of Speaking for the Dead

    Nine lawyers in black robes sit in a marble temple in Washington and commune with the dead. They ask James Madison, silent since 1836, how he feels about bump stocks. They ask a Virginia planter to rule on geofence warrants and a Boston merchant to weigh encrypted messaging, and they transcribe the answers with straight faces into the United States Reports. Every other corner of American life has a name for this ritual. When a widow pays for it in a candlelit parlor, we call it a séance and we call the medium a fraud. When five justices perform it in October Term, we call it originalism, and law schools award tenure for defending the candles. […]

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  3. Hype for the Future 250L: Jefferson County, New York

    Introduction Jefferson County is a notable county located at the beginning of the North Country in the State of New York home to the City of Watertown; the Villages of Carthage, West Carthage, Clayton, Adams, Sacksts Harbor, Black River, Philadelphia, Brownville, Alexandria Bay, Dexter, Theresa, Cape Vincent, Antwerp, Chaumont, Evans Mills, Glen Park, Mannsville, Deferiet, and Ellisburg; and the Towns of Adams, Alexandria, Antwerp, Brownville, Cape Vincent, Champion, Clayton, Ellisburg, […]

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  4. Hype for the Future 250L: Jefferson County, New York

    Introduction Jefferson County is a notable county located at the beginning of the North Country in the State of New York home to the City of Watertown; the Villages of Carthage, West Carthage, Clayton, Adams, Sacksts Harbor, Black River, Philadelphia, Brownville, Alexandria Bay, Dexter, Theresa, Cape Vincent, Antwerp, Chaumont, Evans Mills, Glen Park, Mannsville, Deferiet, and Ellisburg; and the Towns of Adams, Alexandria, Antwerp, Brownville, Cape Vincent, Champion, Clayton, Ellisburg, […]

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  5. Happy Fourth! Our journey through Founders today continues with another person who also passed away #OTD in 1826 - Thomas Jefferson. Listen to this episode to learn more about the father of the Declaration. #history #POTUS #4thofJuly #Jefferson presidenciespodcast.com/vpotus

  6. Happy Fourth! Our journey through Founders today continues with another person who also passed away #OTD in 1826 - Thomas Jefferson. Listen to this episode to learn more about the father of the Declaration. #history #POTUS #4thofJuly #Jefferson presidenciespodcast.com/vpotus

  7. As we near the Fourth, it's a great time to learn more about the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. If you haven't already, check out the series on his life and presidency. #history #POTUS #Jefferson presidenciespodcast.com/301-je

  8. As we near the Fourth, it's a great time to learn more about the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. If you haven't already, check out the series on his life and presidency. #history #POTUS #Jefferson presidenciespodcast.com/301-je

  9. Hype for the Future 242C: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

    Overview Jefferson County is a notable county located in the west-central portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is home to the Boroughs of Big Run, Brockway, Brookville (county seat), Corsica, Falls Creek, Punxsutawney, Reynoldsville, Summerville, Sykesville, Timblin, and Worthville and the Townships of Barnett, Beaver, Bell, Clover, Eldred, Gaskill, Heath, Henderson, Knox, McCalmont, Oliver, Perry, Pine Creek, Polk, Porter, Ringgold, Rose, Snyder, Union, Warsaw, Washington, […]

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  10. Hype for the Future 242C: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

    Overview Jefferson County is a notable county located in the west-central portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is home to the Boroughs of Big Run, Brockway, Brookville (county seat), Corsica, Falls Creek, Punxsutawney, Reynoldsville, Summerville, Sykesville, Timblin, and Worthville and the Townships of Barnett, Beaver, Bell, Clover, Eldred, Gaskill, Heath, Henderson, Knox, McCalmont, Oliver, Perry, Pine Creek, Polk, Porter, Ringgold, Rose, Snyder, Union, Warsaw, Washington, […]

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  11. Hype for the Future 240D: Greene County, Pennsylvania

    Introduction Greene County is a notable, largely rural county at the southwest corner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along Interstate 79 and Routes 19, 18, 21, 88, 188, 218, and 221 and home to the Boroughs of Carmichaels, Clarksville, Greensboro, Jefferson, Rices Landing, and Waynesburg (county seat) along with the Townships of Aleppo, Center, Cumberland, Dunkard, Franklin, Freeport, Gilmore, Gray, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Monongahela, Morgan, Morris, Perry, Richhill, Springhill, […]

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  12. Hype for the Future 240D: Greene County, Pennsylvania

    Introduction Greene County is a notable, largely rural county at the southwest corner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along Interstate 79 and Routes 19, 18, 21, 88, 188, 218, and 221 and home to the Boroughs of Carmichaels, Clarksville, Greensboro, Jefferson, Rices Landing, and Waynesburg (county seat) along with the Townships of Aleppo, Center, Cumberland, Dunkard, Franklin, Freeport, Gilmore, Gray, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Monongahela, Morgan, Morris, Perry, Richhill, Springhill, […]

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  13. Hype for the Future 235J: Weirton and Steubenville

    Overview The Cities of Weirton and Steubenville are notable smaller cities on either side of the Ohio River within the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and Eastern Ohio and associated with historic sites and cultural institutions such as the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center, the Jefferson County Ohio Historical Association, Historic Fort Steuben, and the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville of the area. To the southwest within Jefferson County on the Ohio side are […]

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  14. Hype for the Future 235J: Weirton and Steubenville

    Overview The Cities of Weirton and Steubenville are notable smaller cities on either side of the Ohio River within the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and Eastern Ohio and associated with historic sites and cultural institutions such as the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center, the Jefferson County Ohio Historical Association, Historic Fort Steuben, and the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville of the area. To the southwest within Jefferson County on the Ohio side are […]

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