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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 13 days
Timely take on The Originalism Trap from @dahlialithwick.bsky.social! "For anyone feeling helpless about a newly monarchic court...this book is a reminder that ordinary people have always had the power to reshape justice, & the time to do so is right now” www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...
The Originalism Trap by Madiba K. Dennie: 9780593729250 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Bookswww.penguinrandomhouse.com A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as...
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Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social · 12 days
The quote on having the power to reshape justice reminds me of this recent essay from @ositanwanevu.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/osit...
Avatar Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.bsky.social · 12 days
I wrote about the election and the American project. www.ositanwanevu.com/will-america...
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RonK, Seattle @cogenteur.bsky.social · 12 days
My take on a particularly vexing Originalist conundrum ... bsky.app/profile/coge...
Avatar RonK, Seattle @cogenteur.bsky.social · 12 days
When the Framers warned that a corrupt President might commit bribery (or even Bribery!), what did they mean? Per Roberts, POTUS can sell official indulgences (even under explicit written contracts as SCOTUS now demands), and it's not Bribery. Puzzling -- but I think I have figured it out. ...