'Thirty Pieces of Silver' for the Rights of Your People: Irresistible Offers Reconsidered as a Matter of State Constitutional Law

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William W. Van Alstyne

Duke University School of Law; William & Mary Law School

Date Written: 1993

Abstract

This article encourages states to maintain broader protections of rights in their state constitutions by arguing that state and local governments may not accept federal funding under the condition of limiting these protections.

Keywords: states rights, subsidy, spending power

Suggested Citation

Van Alstyne, William W. and Van Alstyne, William W., 'Thirty Pieces of Silver' for the Rights of Your People: Irresistible Offers Reconsidered as a Matter of State Constitutional Law (1993). Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 16, No. 2, p. 303, 1993, William & Mary Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-171, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1966638

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