How have courts interpreted the Constitution in a practical manner?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Davis v. City of Berkeley, 253 Cal.Rptr. 839, 47 Cal.3d 512 (Cal. 1988):
Mindful of the admonishment that we interpret the Constitution in a practical manner reflecting the growing and changing needs of the people (Los Angeles Met. Transit Authority v. Public Util. Com., supra, 59 Cal.2d at p. 869, 31 Cal.Rptr. 463, 382 P.2d 583), we emphasize that our holding
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