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The Court's Originalism About Face
Amarica's Constitution
English - June 26, 2024 04:25 - 1 hour - 170 MB - ★★★★★ - 302 ratingsPolitics News History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As the end of the term approaches the deluge of major cases has begun. Two big cases - the eagerly awaited sequel to the Bruen case - Rahimi - features an orgy of originalist theorizing and opining. Meanwhile, in Moore v. US - a case where Professor Amar and his team had an amicus brief - the tax power was upheld, but reading the opinion one might wonder if the same Court had sat for this case. We take a look at the opinions and give our own take on these impactful cases, even as we brace ourselves for many more in the week or so to come.