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Part II: It Will Take a Political Movement to Reform a Politicized Supreme Court
Mar 27, 2023 It is time to revive Franklin Roosevelt’s court-expansion plan in defense of democracy and the rule of law.
Courts & Law
Watch Scalia and Breyer Debate Competing Theories of Constitutional Interpretation
Mar 3, 2023 If you want to deepen your understanding of the differences between “originalism” and “living constitutionalism” as competing theories of constitutional law and interpretation, there’s no better place to begin than with the 2006 debate between the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the recently retired liberal Justice Stephen Breyer.
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The Supreme Court’s War on the Future
Dec 19, 2022 This Dig investigates the political and ideological capture of the Supreme Court by the GOP and its dark-money donors. After chronicling the legal doctrine of "originalism" and its influence in pulling the country backwards, this series explores how Americans can reclaim the Court in the name of our rights, our liberties, and our democracy.
TD Original
Part I: Robert Bork’s Revenge
Dec 19, 2022 How the Supreme Court was remade in the image of the original Originalist.
Alexander Hamilton Would Have Backed Trump’s Impeachment
Feb 3, 2020 Both parties have invoked the founding father during Senate proceedings. Only one side is telling the truth about what he truly believed.
American History for Truthdiggers: Counterrevolution of 1787? New Constitution, New Nation
May 5, 2018 In establishing a centralized government, American elites struggled to find a balance between a top-down system and a system of the people. The arguments that raged in the late 18th century linger with us today.
Judicial Roadmap for the Supreme Court Veers Right
Oct 3, 2017 With Neil Gorsuch on the bench, the highest court is set to have a conservative majority.
The Right to Bear Rocket Launchers?
Jul 30, 2012 Say what? Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia raised some eyebrows when he suggested on Fox News Sunday that hand-held rocket launchers that can bring down airplanes might be protected under the Second Amendment.
