The Supreme Court's originalists have taken over − here's how they interpret the Constitution
- Written by Whitley R.P. Kaufman, Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
Justices who follow originalism dominate in the U.S. Supreme Court.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesToday a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism. Yet less than 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously by most legal scholars....