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Mad Scientists In The 'Laboratories Of Democracy'

Law360, New York ( June 9, 2011, 12:40 PM EDT) -- One of the hallmarks of U. S. federalism is the 50 states, which act as "laboratories of democracy. " This famous phrase is attributed to Justice Louis Brandeis, who opined (in dissent): "It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country. " New State Ice, Co. v. Liebmann, 285 U. S. 262, 311 (1932). . . .

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