Round 10: Tossup 6

Richard Epstein argued that these things’ constitutional protections were weakened by the Blaisdell case’s upholding of a Minnesota housing law. The “freedom” of these things was at the center of a 1905 case with a majority opinion by Rufus Peckham. (10[1])A ruling whose only dissent doubted the liberty of these things, Coppage v. Kansas, was overturned after banning a type of these things in 1932. The Three Musketeers (10[1])adhered to an anti-economic regulation agenda after a ruling regarding a baker’s right to these things (-5[1])in the Lochner case. An outlawed one of these things that was used to prevent unionization was called its “yellow dog” type. For 10 points, Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 outlines what enforceable binding agreements between parties? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: contracts [accept freedom of contract]
<Illinois B, American History> | Packet J - Southampton A, Indiana A, Illinois B, Edinburgh A
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%33%75.67
California (South)Main Site4100%25%96.00
CanadaMain Site1292%50%117.09
FloridaMain Site3100%33%116.33
Great LakesMain Site5100%40%113.20
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site9100%22%100.11
MidwestMain Site8100%63%114.13
NortheastMain Site5100%20%94.20
OverflowMain Site3100%67%109.00
South CentralMain Site2100%50%104.50
SoutheastMain Site8100%25%108.25
UKMain Site683%67%119.20
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site9100%33%95.78
Upstate NYMain Site4100%75%118.25