in a case called hosanna tallbore, a religious free exercise case.i thought it was interesting that the first paragraph preserves the freedoms of the church of england including the right to free election of clergy. i noticed something that i think tells you that there was a writ issued directing a group to hold a free election, but for bidding them to elect anyone other than richard, his clerk. the sentiment was there and could be looked to. the reality was often different. there are many provisions citeded to the court. but citations to the magna carta are unusual. >> our experience is the same. if the best you can do on magna carta on the whole, you're on thin ground. you have a written constitution. we have a partly written constitution, partly not. but it still carries a resonance. the civil justice system was in disarray. cases were taking too long. they were meandering and the judiciary decided which was not the way the administration of justice should operate. relying on magna carta and justice delayed is justice denied a new branch of jurisp