Originalism
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Originalism is a legal theory in the United States which bases constitutional, judicial, and statutory interpretation of text on the original understanding at the time of its adoption. Originalism con
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (pictured) was a firm believer in originalism.
Clarence Thomas
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Clarence Thomas is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991. Nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgo
Originalism
…of originalism as he used the theory to argue in opposition to civil rights legislation during the 1960s. Justices Antonin Scalia, Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch describe themselves as originalists in scholarly writings and public speeches. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, a frequent critic…
Official portrait, 2007
Thomas's 1967 high school yearbook picture
Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross, where Thomas studied as an undergraduate.
Thomas is sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office for Civil Rights in 1981.