Constitutional Interpretation

A topic within Constitutional Law, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Law.

Reading on Constitutional Interpretation

2 works

Talk1985

The Constitution of the United States: Contemporary Ratification

William J. Brennan Jr.

Argues the Constitution's text must be read in light of evolving standards of human dignity, rejecting the search for the Framers' original intent as the sole legitimate method of interpretation.

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The Origin and Scope of the American Doctrine of Constitutional Law

James Bradley Thayer

Argues American courts should overturn a legislature's act only when it is not merely erroneous but so clearly unconstitutional that no reasonable legislator could have thought otherwise, founding the doctrine of judicial restraint.

link checked 17 Sept 2026

Law · Constitutional Law

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