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Constitution called in need of our help; Yale dean urges checks, balances

Everyone — from students to senators, librarians to teachers — has a role to play in protecting the United States Constitution, particularly during a period when the executive branch of the government has demanded nearly unfettered power as a weapon of choice in the war on terror.

That was the message the dean of the Yale Law School brought to a crowded lecture hall at the University of Wisconsin Law School Friday evening.