Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities

Abstract

The article discusses the U.S. Constitution and legal interpretation theories such as originalism, as they relate to the book "Living Originalism" by Jack M. Balkin. Legal precedents are mentioned, and analyses of Balkin's opinions on various interpretive methodologies and American legal theories are provided. The U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) case District of Columbia v. Heller, which deals with the Second Amendment to the nation's Constitution, gun ownership rights in America, and USSC Justice Antonin Scalia, is examined.

First Page

69

Volume

25

Publication Date

2013

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