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What is originalism? Did it underpin the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion and guns? Debunking the myths

  • Written by Ilan Wurman, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
What is originalism? Did it underpin the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion and guns? Debunking the mythsIs originalism now the dominant Supreme Court ideology?AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Recent Supreme Court decisions overturning Roe v. Wade and expanding gun rights in the U.S. have led some legal experts to declare the “triumph of originalism.”

The court’s opinions do, in fact, reflect originalist methodology to an important extent....

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