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Douglass believed that constitutional language had an ascertainable public meaning, but that when ambiguity remained, natural rights supplied the interpretive rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

However, Zeleznikow-Johnston disagrees with that definition because he feels it is a “first person subjective definition” of consciousness, rather than one sufficiently detached to be ascertainable by a theoretical third party.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024

“Plaintiffs have a clearly ascertainable right to be free from unconstitutional restriction on their right to vote which under the circumstances of this case includes their right to ballot access,” Noll’s opinion said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

First of all, Habba acts as if the wool was pulled over her eyes, but this fact was easily ascertainable through a quick Google search.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2024

In the absence of any such memoirs, be it ours to place on record such of the more salient points of his life as are readily ascertainable.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by John Charles Dent




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