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Robinson Woodward-Burns is the author of\xa0Hidden Laws: How the State Constitutions Stabilize American Politics, published by Yale University Press in 2021.\xa0Hidden Laws\xa0explores the relationship between both state and national constitutional development, debates, and reform. A sprawling study of American constitutional history, Woodward-Burns\u2019s book shows how the federal government often deferred to state constitutional reform as a mechanism for dealing with national constitutional controversies. From banking to slavery, women\u2019s suffrage to welfare, Woodward-Burns explores the myriad of ways constitutional controversies were debated and resolved in the United States.\nWoodward-Burns is an Assistant Professor at Howard University.\nDerek Litvak is a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland\u2014College Park. His dissertation, "The Specter of Black Citizens: Race, Slavery, and Citizenship in the Early United States," examines how citizenship was used to both bolster the institution of slavery and exclude Black Americans from the body politic.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law