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[Pages 81-122]
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I.  The Court’s Use of History in Anastasoff
II.  Post-Founding Views: Precedent in the Nineteenth Century
    A.  Vested Rights and Protection of Property
    B.  The Codification Debates
    C.  The General Federal Common Law
III. Precedent and Judicial Power Today: Why Have We Not Thought of This Before?
Conclusion: The Burden of Justification in Historical Perspective