Archive for the 'Originalism' Category
Constitutional Counter-Culture
0 Comments Published by Kedar September 22nd, 2007 in Judicial Activism, Originalism, Democrats, Republicans, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawRobert Post and Reva Siegel have a rather interesting, albeit inconclusive article about liberal constitutionalism over at The New Republic. I’ve written at great length about the issue (here and here) and my own democratic game-plan lines up closely alongside theirs.
They note that the recent rise of originalism can be attributed to the parallel rise […]
Originalism Reconsidered
0 Comments Published by Kedar August 9th, 2007 in Civil Liberties, Originalism, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Justices and Judges, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawAlthough my friends and family would call me argumentative to fault, I try to make a point of admitting when I’m wrong. I’ve been watching this spectacular debate between Justices Breyer and Scalia and it looks like I might have seriously underrated the value of originalism. If you have 90 minutes to spare, I suggest […]
