Table of Contents
Introduction 11
1 The Law & Constitutional Challenges 13
1.1 The Way Forward in a Principled System of Law 15
1.1.1 Considerations for the Court 25
1.2 The Way Forward in an Arbitrary System of Law 30
2 The Problematics of Unprincipled Reasoning 39
2.1 Improper Deference 40
2.2 Mistaking Shadow and Light 46
2.2.1 Flawed Natural Rights Analysis 49
2.3 Ignoring the Bigger-Picture Implications 55
2.3.1 How the Bigger-Picture Implications are Ignored 60
2.4 Reasoning From the Narrowed-Down Perspective 66
2.4.1 Belittling the Rights Claim 67
2.4.2 Disparaging Autonomy Rights 70
2.4.3 Disparaging Liberty Rights 77
2.4.4. Denigrating Equal Protection Challenges 84
2.5 The Impact of an Overblown Enemy Image 100
2.5.1 Prohibitionist Reasoning Writ Large 103
2.5.2 The Psychological Dimension 110
2.5.3 The Problem of Differently Applied Logic 121
2.5.4 Relying on Prejudice and Flawed Analysis 155
2.5.5 Emptying Words of Meaning 164
3 Hawaii: a Microcosm of the Macrocosm 171
3.1 The Kantner Court 172
3.2 The Baker Court 173
3.3 The Renfro Court 177
3.4 The Mallan Court 179
3.4.1 The Mallan Court's Defective Privacy Analysis 183
3.4.2 The Majority's Fear of Principled Reasoning 188
4 Summary 193
Appendix 201
