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Mr. Justice Antonin Scalia, RIP
Thirty years ago, our own John Yoo once explained to me, not a single major law school considered “original meaning” a valid approach to the Constitution. Today, no law school can be considered serious unless it has a number of originalists on its faculty. What caused this change? One man: Antonin Scalia.
Brilliant, funny, warm, and, from time to time, cutting, but only in defense of principle, Antonin Scalia displayed a pure and fierce devotion to his family, to the Church, and to the Constitution of the United States. Here, my last interview with him, which we recorded before a meeting of the Federalist Society in 2012. One last time, that mind.
Published in General
Admittedly, I know less about guns, but minority neighborhoods have had good reason to care about eminent domain abuse. If they haven’t fought back effectively, I’m not sure it’s likely to be from lack of caring.
I came across this while reading at thecatholicthing.org this evening. It speaks to the solid faith and great heart of this good man.