Slate Magazine5 days agoWritingFor a Year, I Lived as the Constitution Instructs. Here's What I Learned.Living constitutionally involves expressing constitutional rights as interpreted in the era of the Constitution's writing. [ more ]
Above the Law1 month agoArtificial intelligenceOriginalist Judge Hails Future Where Time-Consuming Task Of Compiling Fake History Is Replaced By AI HallucinationsJohn Bush nominated based on anti-gay blogging. Judge Bush sees AI revolution as beneficial for originalism in legal field. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com1 month agoLawOpinion | Something Other Than Originalism Explains This Supreme CourtThe current Supreme Court is polarizing due to differing views on interpreting the Constitution. Critics like Justice Breyer and Judge Newsom have contrasting opinions on upholding originalism in court decisions. [ more ]
ABA Journal2 months agoLawIs SCOTUS making it harder to teach constitutional law? Profs 'depleted' and taken aback by 'velocity' of changeSCOTUS using originalism to overturn precedent Constitutional law professors feeling depleted by rapid changes [ more ]
Above the Law5 months agoLawMorning Docket: 12.04.23Originalism is based on historical falsehoods The Supreme Court may impact tax law Google's tactics are troubling Trump's legal team suggests delaying trial Federal judiciary asks for less money [ more ]
Slate Magazine5 months agoLawThe Supreme Court's Conservatives Need to Throw Clarence Thomas Under the BusJustice Clarence Thomas's version of originalism was criticized as unworkable and inconsistent with the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court is likely to reverse the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in favor of Rahimi. [ more ]
Slate Magazine5 months agoLawThe Key to Saving Our Atrocious Campaign Finance Laws Might Be ... Josh Hawley?Republican Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill that could fundamentally change campaign finance law. Hawley's bill has zero chance of becoming law but signals a shift in campaign finance jurisprudence. [ more ]
Slate Magazine3 months agoPrivacy professionalsPhony Originalism Could Cost Florida Women Their Abortion RightsA challenge to Florida's abortion laws is currently before the conservative Supreme Court. The case revolves around the original public meaning of the privacy right in the Florida Constitution. [ more ]