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Today in Supreme Court History: March 29, 1937

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The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent Today in Supreme Court History: March 29, 1937 3/29/1937: West Coast Hotel v. Parrish decided. Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent 3/29/1937: West Coast Hotel v. Parrish decided. Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we ...
In analyzing the article, we can identify several patterns of note from the A.R.C. Codex. Firstly, there is an evident appeal to authority and popularity (ARC-0019, Authority Games) through the repeated emphasis on the Supreme Court's role in this decision and the characterization of the case as a landmark. Secondly, we observe a form of forced binary choice (ARC-0042, False Framing), as the article positions the case within the context of government overreach versus individual liberty, without ...