Originalism Books

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Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 493 ratings — published 2012
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Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,529 ratings — published 2007
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Originalism: A Quarter-Century of Debate Originalism: A Quarter-Century of Debate (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 53 ratings — published 2007
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Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 2,916 ratings — published
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War by Other Means: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror War by Other Means: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 134 ratings — published 2006
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The Powers of War and Peace: The Constitution and Foreign Affairs after 9/11 The Powers of War and Peace: The Constitution and Foreign Affairs after 9/11 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.15 — 41 ratings — published 2005
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 47,701 ratings — published 2000
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Democracy or Republic?: The People and the Constitution Democracy or Republic?: The People and the Constitution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.64 — 11 ratings — published
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A Great Power of Attorney: Understanding the Fiduciary Constitution A Great Power of Attorney: Understanding the Fiduciary Constitution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Constitution: Understanding America's Founding Document (Values and Capitalism) The Constitution: Understanding America's Founding Document (Values and Capitalism)
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avg rating 4.12 — 102 ratings — published 2013
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The Upside-Down Constitution The Upside-Down Constitution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2012
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Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and the Assault on Genius Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and the Assault on Genius (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 63 ratings — published 1992
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In Defense of the Constitution In Defense of the Constitution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1988
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The Federalist: DESIGN FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC The Federalist: DESIGN FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 1989
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Storm Over the Constitution Storm Over the Constitution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published 1999
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Original Intent and the Framers of the Constitution: A Disputed Question Original Intent and the Framers of the Constitution: A Disputed Question (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 9 ratings — published 1993
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The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 89 ratings — published
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The Heritage Guide to the Constitution The Heritage Guide to the Constitution (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.43 — 54 ratings — published 2014
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The Tragedy of Religious Freedom The Tragedy of Religious Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 9 ratings — published 2013
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Against the Imperial Judiciary: The Supreme Court vs. the Sovereignty of the People Against the Imperial Judiciary: The Supreme Court vs. the Sovereignty of the People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1996
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Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems, Enlarged Edition Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems, Enlarged Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 14 ratings — published 1973
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Law Professors: Three Centuries of Shaping American Law (Career Guides) Law Professors: Three Centuries of Shaping American Law (Career Guides)
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avg rating 4.00 — 13 ratings — published
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Religious Liberty in Crisis: Exercising Your Faith in an Age of Uncertainty Religious Liberty in Crisis: Exercising Your Faith in an Age of Uncertainty (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 50 ratings — published
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The Hollow Core of Constitutional Theory: Why We Need the Framers The Hollow Core of Constitutional Theory: Why We Need the Framers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published
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Church, State, and Original Intent Church, State, and Original Intent (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2009
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Crisis of the Two Constitutions: The Rise, Decline, and Recovery of American Greatness Crisis of the Two Constitutions: The Rise, Decline, and Recovery of American Greatness (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.03 — 33 ratings — published 2021
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The Political Constitution: The Case against Judicial Supremacy The Political Constitution: The Case against Judicial Supremacy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published
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The Constitution of the United States (University Casebook) The Constitution of the United States (University Casebook)
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avg rating 3.75 — 24 ratings — published 2010
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The Lost History of the Ninth Amendment The Lost History of the Ninth Amendment (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 2009
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Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 49 ratings — published 1977
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Law of Judicial Precedent Law of Judicial Precedent (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.61 — 18 ratings — published
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The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment (ebook)
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avg rating 3.79 — 28 ratings — published
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The Essential Scalia: On the Constitution, the Courts, and the Rule of Law The Essential Scalia: On the Constitution, the Courts, and the Rule of Law (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 259 ratings — published 2020
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The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 18 ratings — published
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Originalism's Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution Originalism's Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 8 ratings — published
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On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.36 — 455 ratings — published
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Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.37 — 1,246 ratings — published 2017
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A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 116 ratings — published
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Scalia's Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents Scalia's Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.45 — 166 ratings — published 2016
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Our Republican Constitution Our Republican Constitution (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.22 — 286 ratings — published 2016
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Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 11 ratings — published 2015
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The Constitution: An Introduction The Constitution: An Introduction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 290 ratings — published 2015
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The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published 2014
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Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court: The Essential Cases and Documents Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court: The Essential Cases and Documents (ebook)
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avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published 2013
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Originalism and the Good Constitution Originalism and the Good Constitution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 8 ratings — published 2013
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Pete Buttigieg
“It was actually Thomas Jefferson himself who said 'we might as well ask a man to wear the coat that fitted him when he was a boy' as expect future generations to live under what he called 'the regime of their barbarous ancestors.' So even the founders that these kind of dead-hand originalists claim fidelity to understood better than their ideological descendants — today's judicial so-called conservatives — the importance of keeping with the times. And we deserve judges and justices who understand that.”
Pete Buttigieg

Ulysses S. Grant
“It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies.”
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs

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