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Rather than rehash theoretical debates about the merits of originalism, Limits of Constraint examines originalism in operation by focusing on the judicial opinions of three prominent Supreme Court originalists: Hugo Black, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Biographical Sketches
  • 2. Hugo Black’s Originalism: Jeffersonian
  • 3. Antonin Scalia’s Originalism: Hamiltonian
  • 4. ClarenceThomas’s Originalism: Natural Law Libertarian
  • 5. Black v. Scalia and Thomas
  • 6. Scalia v. Thomas
  • Conclusion
  • Notes

    Selected Bibliography

  • Case Index
  • Subject Index

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      Publisher: MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas
      Publication Date: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780700633302, 978-0700633302
      ISBN10: 0700633308
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Rather than rehash theoretical debates about the merits of originalism, Limits of Constraint examines originalism in operation by focusing on the judicial opinions of three prominent Supreme Court originalists: Hugo Black, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • 1. Biographical Sketches
      • 2. Hugo Black’s Originalism: Jeffersonian
      • 3. Antonin Scalia’s Originalism: Hamiltonian
      • 4. ClarenceThomas’s Originalism: Natural Law Libertarian
      • 5. Black v. Scalia and Thomas
      • 6. Scalia v. Thomas
      • Conclusion
      • Notes

        Selected Bibliography

      • Case Index
      • Subject Index

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