KnowraOriginalismLinked fromLinked fromThe 19 pages that link to Originalism, each with the reason it gives.All 19Related 7Narrower topic 1Compared with 11The Federalist PapersCompared with: Originalist arguments often cite the essays, while debate continues over their interpretive authority.Stare decisisCompared with: Originalist reasoning can support, limit, or conflict with reliance on later judicial precedent.Judicial activismCompared with: Its advocates present historical meaning as a constraint on interpretations they call activist.Ruth Bader GinsburgCompared with: Ginsburg’s equality jurisprudence generally relied on evolving applications of constitutional principles, not originalist limits.Statutory interpretationCompared with: It is often contrasted with statutory methods that give greater weight to contemporary context or purpose.Earl WarrenCompared with: Warren-era decisions are frequently contrasted with interpretive approaches centered on original meaning.Ronald DworkinCompared with: Dworkin’s moral reading of constitutional principles differs from originalist constraints on interpretation.Strict constructionismCompared with: Originalism can yield broad or narrow readings; it does not require strict construction.William J. Brennan Jr.Compared with: Brennan rejected originalism as an adequate limit on constitutional interpretation in a changing society.Richard PosnerCompared with: Posner criticized originalism as an inadequate guide to practical judicial decision-making.Learned HandCompared with: Hand resisted treating abstract constitutional commitments as licenses for judges to impose personal convictions.