Half the Answer #46: SCOTUS, the Originalism Trap, and the Civil Rights Act
Caitlin and Trent check in with attorney and legal scholar Madiba K. Dennie about the Supreme Court and the originalist reading of the US Constitution—and why the originalist reading is a trap.
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Resources:
The Originalism Trap https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353/the-originalism-trap-by-madiba-k-dennie/
NJ Reparations Council report https://www.njreparationscouncil.org/report
Dobbs decision https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization
Gun rights decision https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/597/20-843/
Steve Vladeck on judicial power https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/91-the-broader-article-ii-implications
Trump v. Casa, birthright citizenship https://www.nilc.org/articles/analyzing-scotus-trump-v-casa/
"undue burden" https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/undue_burden
"Kavanaugh Stops" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kavanaugh-stops-american-citizens-ice-detention-rcna238194
ICE break car window with baby in car https://www.alamosanews.com/stories/ice-agents-draw-weapon-break-car-window-while-arresting-alamosa-man,103677
Kilmar Abrego Garcia https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-mistaken-deportation-smuggling-27c2822466b717f10318c3268127a518
Dreyfus Affair https://www.britannica.com/event/Dreyfus-affair
