The Rights Retained by the People: The History and Meaning of the Ninth Amendment

Abstract

This anthology of scholarship by distinguished legal academicians on the Ninth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution comes at a time when interest in the Ninth Amendment is on the rise. The Rights Retained by the People brings together in one volume the critical writings on the Ninth Amendment, from the first published article (1936) to several important articles published in the 1980s. This invaluable anthology is an essential addition to constitutional law collections. Contributors: James Madison, Edward S. Corwin, Knowlton H. Kelsey, Bennett B. Patterson, Norman Redlich, Eugene M. Van Loan, III, Randy E. Barnett, John Hart Ely, Raoul Berger, Simeon C.R. McIntosh, Russell L. Caplan, Calvin R. Massey, and Charles L. Black, Jr. Co-published with the Cato Institute.