How did the Magna Carta get invovled with the US Constitution?
Magna Carta seems to grow more important with each passing year. Up to the time of our Civil War, the U.S. Supreme Court found fewer than a dozen cases requiring analysis of Magna Carta. Between 1870 and 1900, over thirty cases, mostly interpretations of the newly extended rights under the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, involved discussions of Magna Carta But since 1940, over sixty cases have produced comments and commentary on Magna Carta’s role in American law.
