The Legacy of the Founders: Originalism and the Constitution [2024 Third Circuit]

Описание: Are we all originalists now? Should constitutionalists be originalists, paying attention to the history of the document and its text and structure? Is originalism the best approach to Constitutional interpretation by paying attention to its words, the original meaning and context of those words and the amendments, and the overarching structure that unites the document? Would applying originalism faithfully lead to consistent conclusions about the meanings of the Constitutional provisions regardless of the political views or party of the originalist, and regardless of changes in the world subsequent to the drafting of those provisions? Panelists discussed originalism and offered their own perspectives on its utility and importance and proper application to various provisions of the Constitution. They also described and defended various positions on contested points of originalist methodology.

Featuring:

Prof. Akhil R. Amar, Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Prof. John O. McGinnis, George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Jeffrey Rosen, President & CEO, National Constitution Center
Moderator Hon. David J. Porter, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

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