A Forgotten Amendment
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Bamett, in Humane Studies Review (WinterAmendment 1987-88), Institute for Humane Studies, 4400
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Over the years, most of the 10amendments in the Bill of Rights have been extensively debated, in and out of the courts. Yet the Ninth Amendment, which states that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are "retained the people," remains relatively untested. It has never been used to decide a Supreme Court case. Today some conservatives (e.g.,...