Limits of Constraint: The Originalist Jurisprudence of Hugo Black, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas

by James B Staab

Adherents of originalism often present it as a theory that constrains legal decision-making in a clear and objective manner that is based on the text and original meaning of the Constitution, in contrast to the supposedly subjective and "activist" jurisprudence of those who promote a living Constitution. But originalists have not had the same views on constitutional issues, calling into question the theory of originalism. Limits of Constraint...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700633308
• ISBN13: 9780700633302
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"