A Dialogue with Federal Judges on the Role of History in Interpretation
Amanda L. Tyler, The Honorable Frank H. Easterbrook, The Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh, The Honorable Charles F. Lettow, The Honorable Reena Raggi,... Read More
Constitutional Backdrops
Stephen E. Sachs · November 2012 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1813 (2012) The Constitution is often said to leave important questions... Read More
The Effect (or Non-Effect) of Founders on the Supreme Court Bench
Maeva Marcus · November 2012 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1794 (2012) Eleven of the first twelve Justices to serve on the... Read More
The Role of the Philadelphia Convention in Constitutional Adjudication
John F. Manning · November 2012 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1753 (2012) Max Farrand’s Records of the Federal Convention of 1787... Read More
A Concise Guide to the Records of the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a Source of the Original Meaning of the U.S. Constitution
Gregory E. Maggs · November 2012 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1707 (2012) Judges, lawyers, scholars, and others often cite the records... Read More
The Case for Original Intent
Jamal Greene · November 2012 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1683 (2012) This Article seeks to situate the constitutional culture’s heavy reliance... Read More
How Bad Were the Official Records of the Federal Convention?
Mary Sarah Bilder 80 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1620 The official records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 have been neglected and... Read More
A Dialogue on Statutory and Constitutional Interpretation
The Honorable Antonin Scalia & John F. Manning · November 2012 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1610 (2012) In recent years, the... Read More
Justice Antonin Scalia and the Long Game
William K. Kelley · November 2012 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1601 (2012) When President Reagan nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Antonin Scalia... Read More