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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462279503321

Autore

Cross Frank B

Titolo

The failed promise of originalism [[electronic resource] /] / Frank B. Cross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8047-8469-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

342.73001/1

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States

Law - United States - Interpretation and construction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The undeniable appeal of originalism -- The meaning of originalism -- The materials of originalism -- Originalism before the Warren Court -- Originalism since the Warren Court -- Evaluating the Supreme Court's use of history -- Justices of originalism -- Ideology and Supreme Court decisions -- The intersection of ideology and originalism.

Sommario/riassunto

Originalism is an enormously popular-and equally criticized-theory of constitutional interpretation. As Elena Kagan stated at her confirmation hearing, ""We are all originalists."" Scores of articles have been written on whether the Court should use originalism, and some have examined how the Court employed originalism in particular cases, but no one has studied the overall practice of originalism.The primary point of this book is an examination of the degree to which originalism influences the Court's decisions. Frank B. Cross tests this by examining whether originalism appears t