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Common law originalism: the common law was not so common

By krisnelson on  From inpropriapersona.com
Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780) via Wikimedia One reason to examine the reception of English common law in the American colonies is the reliance by modern originalists (like Antonin Scalia ) on the generalized understandings of what the Constitution meant in light of its common-law context. But finding that stability may not be as easy as it might seem, at least in part because jurists of the time were, in many ways, as sophisticated as we are today in arguing with, against, and around...Read Full Story

Common law originalism: the common law was not so common

By krisnelson on  From inpropriapersona.com
Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780) via Wikimedia One reason to examine the reception of English common law in the American colonies is the reliance by modern originalists (like Antonin Scalia ) on the generalized understandings of what the Constitution meant in light of its common-law context. But finding that stability may not be as easy as it might seem, at least in part because jurists of the time were, in many ways, as sophisticated as we are today in arguing with, against, and around...Read Full Story

Liberty or inflexibility: reading Antonin Scalia

By krisnelson on  From inpropriapersona.com
Antonin Scalia , current Supreme Court justice and originalist extraordinaire, wrote “ Common-Law Courts in a Civil Law System ” as a part of  A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law . In it explains his approach to legal reasoning and especially to Constitutional interpretation , and especially rejects both legislative history and the so-called “ living Constitution ” of liberal justices like Stephen Breyer . One particular point struck me as I read through Scalia’s article...Read Full Story

Liberty or inflexibility: reading Antonin Scalia

By krisnelson on  From inpropriapersona.com
Antonin Scalia , current Supreme Court justice and originalist extraordinaire, wrote “ Common-Law Courts in a Civil Law System ” as a part of  A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law . In it explains his approach to legal reasoning and especially to Constitutional interpretation , and especially rejects both legislative history and the so-called “ living Constitution ” of liberal justices like Stephen Breyer . One particular point struck me as I read through Scalia’s article...Read Full Story

Antonin Scalia, Homophobe

By whyfame on  From hotfeeder.com
Barney Frank's recognition of Antonin Scalia's contempt for gays and lesbians has gotten predictable pushback from the likes of Fox News and Ann Althouse. The latter asserts that Frank is "either lying about having read [Lawrence v. Texas], lying about what Scalia wrote, or an embarrassingly incompetent reader." Given how tendentious Althouse's argument is, I would pretty careful about these kinds of charges. The most disingenuous sleight-of-hand in Althouse's argument is to imply that the...Read Full Story
CHICAGO — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday touted his approach to interpreting the federal Constitution that focuses on the original intent of the Founding Fathers. Scalia, a former University of Chicago law professor, ...  
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia kissed and made up with the University of Chicago Law School, where he used to teach, giving a speech Monday at which he defended his ruling against gun control and urged students to settle for a job at a law firm in Cleveland if it would let them work reasonable hours. Three years ago, Scalia told a conservative...  
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Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday touted his approach to interpreting the federal Constitution that focuses on the original intent of the Founding Fathers. Scalia, a former University of Chicago law professor, called the “originalism” method “the lesser evil.” “I don’t have to prove [it’s] perfect. The question is whether it’s better than everything else,” said Scalia, who addressed about 400 people at the University of Chicago Law School...  
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Justice Antonin Scalia gave some advice to law students at the University of Chicago on Monday involving work-life balance and the geographic means to achieve it. Scalia said job-hunting students should try to find a practice where they won’t have to work too many hours, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “Try to find a practice that enables you to maintain a human existence,” he said, “time for your family, your church or synagogue, community…Boy...  
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is expected to address law students at the University of Chicago later in the day. His Monday afternoon address is titled "Methodology of Originalism." He'll also be taking questions from students. Scalia was in Chicago in October.  
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