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The Failed Promise of Originalism
Language: en
Pages: 237
Authors: Frank Cross
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-09 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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Originalism is an enormously popular—and equally criticized—theory of constitutional interpretation. As Elena Kagan stated at her confirmation hearing, "We
Originalism as Faith
Language: en
Pages: 259
Authors: Eric J. Segall
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-10-18 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Tracing the development of originalism, Eric J. Segall shows how judges often use the theory to reach politically desirable results.
Originalism's Promise
Language: en
Pages: 329
Authors: Lee J. Strang
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-08 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Provides the first natural law justification for an originalist interpretation of the American Constitution.
The Theory and Practice of Statutory Interpretation
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Frank B. Cross
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-11-19 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The proper means
Living Originalism
Language: en
Pages: 481
Authors: Jack M. Balkin
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-29 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Originalism and living constitutionalism, so often understood to be diametrically opposing views of our nation’s founding document, are not in conflict—they