The Constitutional Playbook

Analysis, updates, and deep dives on due-process safeguards and federal limits.

Why This Approach

The Constitutional Case for State-Level Due Process Safeguards

The Constitution already draws the lines. States have no obligation to enforce federal civil law — that's settled doctrine since Printz v. United States (1997). But knowing your rights and exercising them are different things.

This project exists to close that gap: give citizens the tools to understand what protections exist, see how their state measures up, and make their voices heard to the people who can act.

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Recent Posts

Understanding the Anti-Commandeering Doctrine

What the Supreme Court actually said in Printz, Murphy, and why it matters for state policy today.

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The Data Broker Loophole

Federal agencies can't compel states to share data. So they buy it from LexisNexis, Clearview AI, and Babel Street instead. Here's how states are closing that backdoor.

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What Makes a Strong Safeguard Law

Not all due-process legislation is created equal. We break down the 12 consensus checks that separate meaningful protection from political theater.

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The Seven Principles

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