ipsedixit

Dilan Esper: it seems quite silly to claim that ‘freedom of speech’ and ‘an establishment of religion’ have such clear, obvious, fixed meanings that they cannot be reconciled with prevailing supreme court doctrine on the issues discussed. this looks like one big ipsedixit.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Congratulations to Robert Tsai on ‘Eloquence and Reason: Creating a First Amendment Culture’ 2009

The New York Sun assumes that there is no such principle; that if there were, “Judge Hunt might on his own ipsedixit, and without the intervention of a jury, fine, imprison or hang any man, woman or child in the United States.”

The Life and Work of Susan B Anthony 01 Harper, Ida H 1899

The New York Sun assumes that there is no such principle; that if there were, "Judge Hunt might on his own _ipsedixit_, and without the intervention of a jury, fine, imprison or hang any man, woman or child in the United States."

The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Ida Husted Harper 1891

it seems quite silly to claim that ‘freedom of speech’ and ‘an establishment of religion’ have such clear, obvious, fixed meanings that they cannot be reconciled with prevailing supreme court doctrine on the issues discussed. this looks like one big ipsedixit.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Congratulations to Robert Tsai on ‘Eloquence and Reason: Creating a First Amendment Culture’ 2009