This, in my view, is the key to the opinion's greatness and enduring constitutional value.

Such a comparative approach then makes it possible to identify constitutional values that are shared throughout Europe and, where relevant, any areas of weakness.

The real debate on the court was not over drug policy but over the constitutional value to assign to commercial speech.

"This has been a litmus test of our constitutional values," she said.

But there is no constitutional value in false statements of fact.

The judge must examine the consequences through the lens of the relevant constitutional value or purpose.

"Does that definition really advance the definition of constitutional values?"

Whatever the constitutional value of Asquith's approach in the abstract, his speech ignored political realities.

There is no question that the constitutional value of the European political parties needs to be recognized and developed.

At times, in fact, her opinion seemed to be addressing the president and his lawyers directly about constitutional values.