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  • D.C. v. Heller: Will Originalism Matter, or Will the Court Misfire?

    While deducing from the calendar who is likely to write an opinion from any given sitting is a matter of considerable speculation, there is reason to believe that Justice Scalia may be writing D.C. v. Heller. Should that prove to be true, it is worth recalling Justice Scalia's own definition of originalism, and his particular ''originalist'' ...
    Posted to Convictions (Weblog) by Doug Kmiec on June 22, 2008