the dangerous fallacy of originalism CHEMERINSKY, ERWIN. creator author. text New Haven Yale University Press 2022 monographic eng

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xiii, 248 pages ; 22 cm Originalism, once a fringe theory, has become an accepted mode of constitutional interpretation in the U.S. court system. Erwin Chemerinsky reveals how it is inherently flawed, incoherent, and—though touted as politically neutral and objective—dangerously ideological. --Back cover Preface -- Chapter 1: The Rise of Originalism -- Chapter 2: The Allure of Originalism -- Chapter 3: The Epistemological Problem -- Chapter 4: The Incoherence Problem -- Chapter 5: The Abhorrence Problem -- Chapter 6: The Modernity Problem -- Chapter 7: The Hypocrisy Problem -- Chapter 8: In Defense of Non-Originalism -- Chapter 9: We Should Be Afraid -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index Erwin Chemerisnsky. Includes bibliographical references and index. Constitutional law Philosophy United States Law Interpretation and construction United States KF 4546 .C517w 2022 9780300273984 260318 20260928152021.0 on1375059162