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# Ilya Shapiro: The Constitution 

Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, evaluates the state of the Union with respect to the rule of law. 

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##### [Ilya Shapiro](/people/ilya-shapiro)

Former Vice President and Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute