originalism

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• 7/8/18
  

  The Founders Would Not Recognize Originalism—Why Should We?

  by Donald J. Fraser

  As John Marshall noted, “historians can never forget that it is a debate they are interpreting.”

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• SOURCE: WaPo
  3-28-17
  

  The Lawyer vs. the Historian

  by Randy Barnett

  A fight over originalism.

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• SOURCE: Process
  3-20-17
  

  Are historians ignoring the history of originalism?

  by Jonathan Gienapp

  That’s what this historian thinks.

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  3-21-17
  

  Weaponizing the Past

  by Jill Lepore

  How should the courts use history?

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• SOURCE: NYT
  3-18-17
  

  What Gorsuch Has in Common With Liberals

  by Akhil Reed Amar

  He's an originalist.  So are (surprise!) a lot of liberals.

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• 3-19-17
  

  What Would the Founding Fathers Make of Originalism? Not much.

  by Andrew Shankman

  The stable original intent we can most likely take from them is that we all must be keenly alive to our duty to be thoughtful, compassionate citizens.

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• 2-23-16
  

  Who Invented Originalism?

  by Kristen Greif

  It wasn’t Robert Bork or Antonin Scalia.

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• Actually, Scalia's Legal Logic Permits Gun Control

  by Alan Singer

  "The key issues I want to address in this article are the constitutional principles Mr. LaPierre is so intent on defending."

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• 2-13-16
  

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