CHICAGO PUBLIC LAW AND LEGAL THEORY WORKING PAPER NO 09 Common law common ground and Jeffersons Principle David a. strauss THE LAW SCHOOL THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO This paper can be downloaded without charge at The Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper collection http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=224285This paper can be downloaded without charge at: The Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=224285 CHICAGO PUBLIC LAW AND LEGAL THEORY WORKING PAPER NO. 09 Common Law, Common Ground, and Jefferson’s Principle David A. Strauss THE LAW SCHOOL THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO