Liberty
CRS on Sotomayor
As the Sotomayor hearings begin, this report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) may be of interest. It may not be objective though, at least according to some people. Ed…
Edward Whelan
American lawyer
Liberty
The “Living Constitution” v. Original Intent
Recently, Justice Scalia gave a speech at the Helms Center explaining why he holds to his philosophy of interpreting the Constitution according to the intent of the framers. The debate…
Liberty
Signing statements debated
Look here to find a critique of the American Bar Association’s recent attack on presidential signing statements. The article’s writer — Edward Whelan — uses information from UNC alum and…
Liberty
constitutional originalism
What with a nomination and confirmation fight (more like war, I’m sure) coming up, we’ll probably hear a lot about “Originalism” versus the “Living Constitution.” Edward Whelan of the Ethics…