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How Did William Blackstone Influence The Framers Of The Constitution

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William Blackstone was a justice, jury, and tory politician who influenced the framers of the constitution. William was born on July 10, 1723, and died on February 14, 1780. He was born into a middle class family, to a rich father. Along with this, he was born in London, England. As for his influences, he was reportedly heavily inspired and influenced by John Locke, who also did a lot for the framers of the constitution. Blackstone himself played an influential part in drafting and ratification of the constitution. American lawyers in the early republic relied on Blackstone as the primary and often only source of the common law.The Amendment's restriction against the federal courts to hear "any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted
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