Originalists need to acknowledge the traditionalism of constitutional law and that precedential age, endurance, and connection to common practice matter.
Marc O. DeGirolami
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Sep 1, 2020
Originalists must confront the value of legal stability promoted by stare decisis more squarely.
Jan 13, 2020
What we require is not judicial restraint, but a different sort of judicial engagement that develops the traditions of republican government.
Jul 19, 2019
There are too few legal traditionalists to achieve what Merriam wants; this argues for a restorative project that’s conceptual rather than demographic.
Jan 28, 2019
The eminently useful personal qualities of John Marshall.
Feb 7, 2018
Patrick Deneen has demonstrated that liberalism has serious internal flaws, but legal liberalism least likely to adapt to overcome these difficulties.
Marc O. DeGirolami is Cary Fields Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center for Law and Religion, St. John’s Law School.