He argues ejusdem generis that the Constitution's unenumerated rights (such as the 9th Amendment or the Privileges or Immunities clause of the 14th Amendment) are procedural in nature rather than substantive, thus protecting rights to democratic processes but not rights of a substantive nature. Justice Stone's Footnote Four from United States v. Carolene Products Co. (1938) is a chief inspiration for Ely's theory of judicial review. In her recent book on Hans Kelsen, Sandrine Baume identified Ely as a significant defender of the ``compatibility of judicial review with the very principles of democracy.''
He argues ejusdem generis that the Constitution's unenumerated rights (such as the 9th Amendment or the Privileges or Immunities clause of the 14th Amendment) are procedural in nature rather than substantive, thus protecting rights to democratic processes but not rights of a substantive nature.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
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PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
argue
argues
VERB
VBZ
compound
Number=Sing
ejusdem
ejusdem
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
generis
generis
NOUN
NN
mark
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
constitution
Constitution
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
unenumerated
unenumerated
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
right
rights
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
9th
9th
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
amendment
Amendment
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Plur
privilege
Privileges
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
immunity
Immunities
NOUN
NNS
conj
Number=Sing
clause
clause
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
14th
14th
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
amendment
Amendment
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Degree=Pos
procedural
procedural
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
nature
nature
NOUN
NN
cc
rather
rather
ADV
RB
fixed
than
than
ADP
IN
conj
Degree=Pos
substantive
substantive
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
thus
thus
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
protect
protecting
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
right
rights
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
democratic
democratic
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
process
processes
NOUN
NNS
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
conj
Number=Plur
right
rights
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
substantive
substantive
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
nature
nature
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Justice Stone's Footnote Four from United States v. Carolene Products Co. (1938) is a chief inspiration for Ely's theory of judicial review.
compound
Number=Sing
Justice
Justice
PROPN
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Stone
Stone
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
Footnote
Footnote
PROPN
NNP
dep
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
Four
NUM
CD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
cc
Number=Sing
v.
v.
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Carolene
Carolene
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Plur
Product
Products
PROPN
NNPS
nmod
Number=Sing
Co.
Co.
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1938
1938
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
chief
chief
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
inspiration
inspiration
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Ely
Ely
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
theory
theory
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
judicial
judicial
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
review
review
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In her recent book on Hans Kelsen, Sandrine Baume identified Ely as a significant defender of the ``compatibility of judicial review with the very principles of democracy.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
recent
recent
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Hans
Hans
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kelsen
Kelsen
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sandrine
Sandrine
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Baume
Baume
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
identify
identified
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Ely
Ely
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
significant
significant
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
defender
defender
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
compatibility
compatibility
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
judicial
judicial
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
review
review
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
very
very
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
principle
principles
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
democracy
democracy
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
''
root
''
''
PUNCT
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