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  2. Textualism - Wikipedia

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    Textualism is a formalist theory in which the interpretation of the law is based exclusively on the ordinary meaning of the legal text, where no consideration is given to non-textual sources, such as intention of the law when passed, the problem it was intended to remedy, or significant questions regarding the justice or rectitude of the law.

  3. Originalism - Wikipedia

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    Originalism consists of a family of different theories of constitutional interpretation and can refer to original intent or original meaning. [2] Critics of originalism often turn to the competing concept of the Living Constitution , which asserts that a constitution should evolve and be interpreted based on the context of current times.

  4. Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts - Wikipedia

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    Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts is a 2012 book by United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and lexicographer Bryan A. Garner.Following a foreword written by Frank Easterbrook, then Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Scalia and Garner present textualist principles and canons applicable to the analysis of all legal texts, following by ...

  5. Original intent - Wikipedia

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    Original intent is a theory in law concerning constitutional and statutory interpretation. It is frequently used as a synonym for originalism; while original intent is one theory in the originalist family, it has some salient differences which has led originalists from more predominant schools of thought such as original meaning to distinguish original intent as much as legal realists do.

  6. Adrian Vermeule - Wikipedia

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    Vermeule's writings focus on constitutional law, administrative law, and the theory of institutional design. He has authored or co-authored nine books. [8] He teaches administrative law, legislation, and constitutional law. In 2015, Vermeule co-founded the book review magazine The New Rambler. [9] Vermeule became a contributing editor to ...

  7. Critics react to Antonin Scalia's death with onslaught of insults

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    Scalia, considered the Supreme Court's most provocative member, advocated Constitutional originalism, interpreting the Constitution through the perceived original intent of its creators.

  8. After Trump ballot ruling, critics say Supreme Court is ... - AOL

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    An adherence to originalism has long been favored in conservative legal circles, and Supreme Court nominees often claim to espouse it when appearing at their Senate confirmation hearings.

  9. Common good constitutionalism - Wikipedia

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    In an article in The Atlantic in March 2020, Adrian Vermeule suggested that originalism – the idea that the meaning of the American Constitution was fixed at the time of its enactment, which has been the principal legal theory of conservative judges and legal scholars for the past 50 years, but which Vermeule now characterizes as merely "a ...