CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court Archives - Independence Institute

The Supreme Court just applied originalism to an Indian treaty, so why not to the Constitution?0
- April 29, 2019
This case illustrates how judges apply originalism for almost all legal documents — except the Constitution.
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Some ‘Red Flag’ laws Are unconstitutional—and could kill more people than they save 0
- April 5, 2019
Some red flag laws ignore traditional safeguards.
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What would America look like with an originalist Supreme Court?0
- March 18, 2019
Originalism is the prevailing method of interpreting almost all legal documents. An originalist is simply a person who believes we should use the same principles to interpret the Constitution
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Justice Thomas again shows he’s the Supreme Court’s only consistent originalist 0
- February 25, 2019
Although Justice Thomas agreed that the protection against excessive fines applies to the states, he was the only member of the court to do so on plausible originalist grounds.
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Justice Ginsburg’s possible incapacity and the case for term limits 0
- February 11, 2019
A better constitutional amendment would be one permitting each justice a single long term—for example, 16 years—without possibility of re-appointment.
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Could liberals pack the Supreme Court? Yes 0
- January 14, 2019
Could they pack the court successfully? If Democrats win more elections, I think they can.
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