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Originalism 101

Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture

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The Originalism of Justice Scalia

Justice Scalia famously used an anecdote about two hunters in the woods being chased by a bear to push back against many of these criticisms. Justice Scalia's point was that while originalism might have its flaws, he only had to show that it was better than any other alternative interpretive theory available.

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