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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Article III. Judicial Branch
  4. Section II
  5. Clause I
  6. Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine
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    Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine
    • Overview of Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine
      • The Judicial Branch in the Constitutional Framework
        • The Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty
          • Ashwander and the Rules of Constitutional Avoidance
            • Judicial Minimalism
              • The Last Resort Rule
                • The Constitutional-Doubt Canon

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