The History of the Constitution is Our Future.

Authors

• Maggie Blackhawk, NYU Law School

Abstract

The Constitution of the United States establishes a government; it also stands as the fundamental law of a people. It shapes daily life, distributes power, and sets a direction for the future. And yet when we ask about the reach and meaning of the Constitution, we are increasingly told to look backward. The answers to our future are said to lie in the past.

Recommended Citation

Maggie Blackhawk, The History of the Constitution is Our Future., 124 Mich. L. Rev. 1099 (2026).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/iss8/2