The failed promise of originalism

Cross, Frank B.

The failed promise of originalism [electronic resource] / Frank B. Cross. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013. - 238 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The undeniable appeal of originalism -- The meaning of originalism -- The materials of originalism -- Originalism before the Warren Court -- Originalism since the Warren Court -- Evaluating the Supreme Court's use of history -- Justices of originalism -- Ideology and Supreme Court decisions -- The intersection of ideology and originalism.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780804784696 (electronic bk.)




United States. Supreme Court.


Constitutional law--United States.
Law--Interpretation and construction.--United States


Electronic books.

KF4550 / .C76 2013

342.73001/1