Tag Archives: “originalism”

Yo, SCOTUS “originalists!” I’ve got a FF* message for you

In pursuing this inquiry [urging ratification of the new Constitution], we must bear in mind that we are not to confine our view to the present period, but to look forward to remote futurity. Constitutions of civil government are not … Continue reading

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Ellen Weintraub is so smart. Brett Kavanaugh is so…not

I’ve been sort of following Ellen Weintraub for a while. Whenever she appears on TV, I stop what I’m doing and listen. Today, in a Times op — with what I see is her characteristic good cheer with a dash … Continue reading

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Gorsuch’s attitude toward the Constitution. (Hint: not good)

From the fine SCOTUSblog, this (although I WISH everyone would stop using the macro “brilliant Scalia”. I didn’t think he was brilliant, for a heap of reasons, but especially for inventing “originalism.” You know, that concept of interpreting the Constitution … Continue reading

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