It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon which it was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past ...
... I look forward to a time when the part played by history in the explanation of dogma still shall be very small, and instead of ingenious research we shall spend our energy on a study of the ends sought to be attached and the reasons for desiring them.Holmes, The Path of the Law

US v. Blewett -- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc Oral Argument

10/24/2013 | 73:00 | Counsel for the Parties

En banc oral arguments on October 9, 2013 before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of United States v. Blewett, et al., Case Nos. 12-5226 and 12-5582. The issue was whether the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 should be given complete retroactive effect. Frank W. Heft, Jr. of the Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc. argued for the defendants; Terry M. Cushing argued for the government; and Vincent M. Southerland argued for one of the amici, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

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US v. Blewett -- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc Oral Argument