One approach to the Constitution, referred to as "originalism," posits that the document must only be regarded as saying what the framers meant at the time and that the language of provisions must be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In her book, Barrett makes a cogent case for originalism as the correct method of constitutional interpretation. In her view, ...

Originalists and living constitutionalists have been hammering away at each other for decades. But, up until recently, most living constitutionalists at least agreed that originalism qualifies as a ...

Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is sworn in for her confirmation hearing before the Senate ...

Every major question in American public life ultimately returns to a single source of authority: the Constitution. Whether the issue concerns abortion, the scope of federal agencies, the death penalty ...

JURIST Special Guest Columnist Michael Serota of Georgetown Law School’s Street Law Clinic says that engaging Americans on the topic of constitutional interpretation is central to the development of ...

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett introduces her family members during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Barrett says she’s an originalist. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) ...

My greatest concern about Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is his self-proclaimed “originalist” method of constitutional interpretation. This puts him with Robert Bork, Antonin Scalia and Clarence ...

The United States Constitution remains one of the highest protections of individual freedoms; however, these rights remain frequently ignored, eroded, or denied despite protections for current and ...

Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s new book, Listening to the Law, ...