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22 Dartmouth L.J. 6 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/dcujl22 and id is 1 raw text is: COHEN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS AND THE POWER OF THE COURT KENNETH A. COHEN TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 7 II. EARLY SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS BASED ON NATURAL LAW 10 A. Liberty 10 B. Property 11 C. Early Decisions in the Courts 13 III. DO COURTS GET TO DECIDE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS? 14 A.Marbury and the Court's Power 14 B.Marbury Expanded? 16 C. Dangers of Allowing Courts to Create Rights 18 IV. HISTORY ILLUMINATES THE COURT'S POWER 20 A. Liberty of Contract 20 1. Developing Liberty of Contract 21 2. Justifications for Liberty of Contract 25 3. The Court Limits Liberty of Contract 30 4. The End of Liberty of Contract: The Court Giveth and The Court Taketh Away 34 B. Beyond Economic Rights 40 1. Personal Liberty 40 2. Incorporation 42 C. Modern Times: Privacy, Marriage, and More 43 V. WHAT DOES THE HISTORY OF SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS TELL US? 46 VI. SELF-RESTRAINT 51 VII. CONCLUSION 59 6