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Mar 19 2025 Publication
The Past Is Not a Foreign Country: How a Historical Critique of Originalism Misses That the Past Is Prologue
Federalist Society Review

The Past Is Not a Foreign Country: How a Historical Critique of Originalism Misses That the Past Is Prologue

Stephen B. Presser

A review of Jonathan Gienapp, Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique (2024) This review is...

Topics: Founding Era & History · Jurisprudence · Philosophy

Dec 20 2023 Publication
A Deeper Originalism: From Court-Centered Jurisprudence to Constitutional Self-Government
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A Deeper Originalism: From Court-Centered Jurisprudence to Constitutional Self-Government

Johnathan O'Neill

Originalism has substantially reoriented constitutional discourse since it first reemerged in response to the Warren...

Topics: Constitution · Culture · Founding Era & History · Jurisprudence · Separation of Powers

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Dec 15 2022 Publication
The Meaning of "Regulate Commerce" to the Constitution's Ratifiers
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The Meaning of "Regulate Commerce" to the Constitution's Ratifiers

Robert G. Natelson

I. Previous Scholarship[1]  A. Views of “Commerce”: Traditional and “Mega” The Constitution grants Congress power...

Topics: Constitution · Founding Era & History · Jurisprudence

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Jul 26 2021 Publication
Should the “Hollow Core” of Constitutional Theory Be Filled with the Framers’ Intentions?
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Should the “Hollow Core” of Constitutional Theory Be Filled with the Framers’ Intentions?

Stephen B. Presser

A Review of The Hollow Core of Constitutional Theory: Why We Need the Framers, by...

Topics: Constitution · Founding Era & History

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Oct 9 2020 Publication
Can Originalism Constrain the Imperial Presidency?
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Can Originalism Constrain the Imperial Presidency?

Lee J. Strang

A review of The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers, by Saikrishna...

Topics: Constitution · Separation of Powers

Sponsors: Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group

Aug 6 2020 Publication
Unleashed and Unbound: Living Textualism in Bostock v. Clayton County
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Unleashed and Unbound: Living Textualism in Bostock v. Clayton County

Nelson Lund

Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...

Topics: Affirmative Action · Civil Rights · Supreme Court

Dec 12 2019 Video
Click to play: Showcase Panel I: What is Originalism?
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Showcase Panel I: What is Originalism?

Jack M. Balkin, Evan D. Bernick, John O. McGinnis, Christina M. Mulligan, Stephen E. Sachs, Amul R. Thapar, Elizabeth B. Wydra

On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society hosted a showcase panel for the 2019 National...

Topics: Constitution · Founding Era & History · Philosophy · Supreme Court

Sponsors: Washington DC Lawyers Chapter

Dec 12 2019 Podcast

Showcase Panel I: What is Originalism?

Jack M. Balkin, Evan D. Bernick, John O. McGinnis, Christina M. Mulligan, Stephen E. Sachs, Amul R. Thapar, Elizabeth B. Wydra

On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society hosted a showcase panel for the 2019 National...

Topics: Constitution · Founding Era & History · Philosophy · Supreme Court

Sponsors: Washington DC Lawyers Chapter

Nov 14 2019
Thursday 9:45 a.m. EDT    

Showcase Panel I: What is Originalism?

2019 National Lawyers Convention

The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Speakers:
Jack M. Balkin • Evan D. Bernick • John O. McGinnis • Christina M. Mulligan • Stephen E. Sachs • Amul R. Thapar • Elizabeth B. Wydra
Topics:
Constitution • Founding Era & History • Philosophy • Supreme Court
Sponsors:
Washington DC Lawyers Chapter
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2019 National Lawyers Convention Digital Survival Guide

  • Jenny Nolette

This "Survival Guide" is your one-stop-shop for all things digital at the National Lawyers Convention....

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