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It is widely acknowledged by scholars that the Constitution, as originally understood, did not empower federal judges to set aside positive law in light of the natural law.
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 22 June 2023
Designing a coherent, resilient, and positive law firm culture, as that author describes, can be done.
—Paula Davis, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
These ideas assume intrinsic rational capacities of humans to properly perceive and pursue uniquely human goods and to deduce from these goods a system of moral precepts and ethics that become the framework for elucidating and codifying positive law.
—Peter Hammond Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 22 June 2023
Designing a coherent, resilient, and positive law firm culture, as that author describes, can be done.
—Paula Davis, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
These ideas assume intrinsic rational capacities of humans to properly perceive and pursue uniquely human goods and to deduce from these goods a system of moral precepts and ethics that become the framework for elucidating and codifying positive law.
—Peter Hammond Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021
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“Positive law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/positive%20law. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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