Yuval Levin on the Framers and Constitutional Ambition
Michael Ramsey
At Liberty Law Blog, Yuval Levin: Rekindling Constitutional Ambition. From the introduction: Whatever the outcome of this year’s election, conservatives and other friends of American constitutionalism have our work cut out for us. In searching for solutions to a constitutional imbalance, it is natural that we should consult the views of the system’s architects, the Framers of […]
Josh Blackman Debates Himself on Judge Garland’s Nomination
Michael Ramsey
Via Josh Blackman's Blog: Harvard Federalist Society: The Senate’s Duty to Vote on Judge Garland’s Nomination. From the post: On Monday, October 17, the Harvard Federalist Society chapter hosted me [i.e., Professor Blackman] for a debate on whether the Senate has a duty to vote on Judge Garland’s nomination. Or at least it was supposed […]
Originalists Against Trump
Michael Ramsey
A group of originalist scholars has posted a statement condemning Trump and his treatment of the Constitution. Here is Originalists Against Trump's full statement: We, the undersigned lawyers and scholars, are committed to the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. We write to oppose the election of Donald Trump. Our Constitution vests […]
John McGinnis on Justice Scalia and Precedent
Michael Ramsey
At Liberty Law Blog, John McGinnis: Scalia Failed to Create a Rule of Law for Precedent. From the introduction: . . . Despite his mistakes, Justice Scalia was a great justice. But precisely because of his greatness, his errors, unless noted and analyzed, may hold back progress in the jurisprudential theories he championed. In the constitutional […]
Josh Blackman Debates Originalism at Indiana University (Video)
Michael Ramsey
From Josh Blackman's blog: Debate on "Originalism" at Indiana University Mauer Federalist Society Chapter. He writes: On September 20, 2016, the Indiana University Mauer School of Law Federalist Society chapter hosted me for a debate on originalism. My good friend Steve Sanders offered a competing vision of originalism and textualism. Enjoy! The debate video is here.
Ilya Somin on Donald Trump’s Supreme Court List and Originalism
Michael Ramsey
Ilya Somin at Volokh Conspiracy: Donald Trump’s expanded Supreme Court list changes nothing. From the introduction: On Friday, Donald Trump issued an expanded list of potential Supreme Court nominees, adding ten more names to the list of eleven options he put out back in May. Whether you like the names on the expanded list or not, it […]
Josh Blackman and Ilya Somin Debate the Constitutionality of DAPA
Michael Ramsey
Josh Blackman: Debate on the Constitutionality of DAPA with Ilya Somin at the George Mason Federalist Society From the post: On 9/14/16, Ilya Somin and I [that is, Josh Blackman] debated the constitutionality of DAPA and the Take Care Clause at the George Mason Federalist Society Chapter. It was a special treat to verbally-joust with my […]
Eric Segall on Justice Scalia’s Legacy
Michael Ramsey
At Dorf on Law, Eric Segall: Justice Scalia 1 and Justice Scalia 2: A Modest Proposal. From the introduction: Jack Balkin of Yale Law School recently posted an essay about Justice Scalia's legacy which sets forth four criteria for ascertaining what a Justice's long term reputation is likely to be. Balkin argued we should look at 1) […]
Jack Balkin and Ilya Somin on Justice Scalia’s Legacy
Michael Ramsey
At Balkinization, Jack Balkin: Justice Scalia's Legacy, From the introduction: Last week at the American Political Science Association, I gave a talk on a panel on Justice Scalia's legacy. This is a summary of my remarks. In 2002, I wrote an article about John Marshall for the (then) upcoming 2003 bicentennial of Marbury v. Madison, […]
Podcast: Jeffrey Rosen on Constitutional Interpretation
Michael Ramsey
From Constitution Daily: This week, We the People presents a special episode of “Ask Jeff”! Podcast listeners—and viewers on Facebook Live—sent questions to Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and host of We the People, on social media and right here on the Center’s blog, Constitution Daily. Jeff received and answered many great inquiries, including: What […]