Prof. Emmanuel Mauleón Authors Editorial in Slate About How Popular Constitutionalism Took Place in Minnesota During Metro Surge

Professor Emmanuel Mauleón authored an editorial in Slate about how Twin Cities residents practiced popular constitutionalism during Operation Metro Surge. Prof. Mauleón wrote, “The surge made public safety a daily practice for many residents. None of it sounded like law in a traditional register. Rather, it was accompaniment: feeding, sheltering, driving, watch, and warning so no one had to move in isolation. What we saw in Minneapolis this past winter was, among other extraordinary things, popular constitutionalism in action. … They were not claiming the state’s police power for themselves but acting as though they already had a legitimate claim to ensuring the entire community’s safety. … Minnesota argued that the surge violated federalist principles by invading the state’s reserved police powers: the broad authority to govern public health, safety, welfare, and order.”