Oyez! Originalists, Open Minds And The Supreme Court (Joshua Johnson, 1A)

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a celebrated conservative and an “originalist.” He believed the Constitution is not that open for interpretation and that the original words of the Founding Fathers are not meant to adapt as society evolves.

But Scalia did believe in having his ideas challenged, and he hired several clerks with liberal politics to work for him at the Supreme Court before he died in 2016.

The play “The Originalist” examines Scalia’s relationship with one such “counter clerk” and it’s taken on new life following his death. Scalia was replaced with another originalist on the court — Justice Neil Gorsuch, who is projected to continue a legacy of conservative decisions and dissents.

We consider originalism as a school of legal thought and the different approaches to the Constitution the current nine justices take in deciding the law of the land.
Interview:
http://the1a.org/shows/2017-07-18/oyez-originalists-open-minds-and-the-supreme-court