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Randy Barnett — ink portrait
§ The minds · b. 1952 · United States · Legal scholar

Randy Barnett

Restoring the lost constitution

Liberty enforced by law.

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The libertarian legal scholar whose 'Restoring the Lost Constitution' argues for a 'presumption of liberty' — a minimal state rigorously bound by constitutional law to protecting individual rights.

social

Individual-rights classical liberal.

economic

Free markets protected by strict constitutional limits.

governance

A 'night-watchman' constitutional order; the presumption of liberty.

Notable for
  • 'Restoring the Lost Constitution'
  • Presumption of liberty
  • Argued NFIB v. Sebelius
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