Kathryn chats with Madiba Dennie, deputy editor at Balls and Strikes, about her new book, “The Originalism Trap”. Discover how originalist ideology affects our legal system, and why it’s crucial to challenge it. A must-listen for anyone curious about the evolving role of law and justice!

Highlights

• Potential of the law to help or hurt people.
• Mediba’s career path in public interest law.
• Transition from legal practice to legal commentary.
• Writing process of “The Originalism Trap.”
• The Originalism Trap: Motivation behind writing the book.
• Importance of reconstruction amendments in refuting originalism.
• Modern consequences of originalism: Dobbs and Bruen cases.
• Originalism’s flawed historical analysis.
• Originalism’s strategic organizational success.
• Federalist Society’s influence on conservative legal professionals.
• Inclusive constitutionalism as a counter to originalism.
• Effective communication: Making interpretations matter to regular people.
• The broader impact of judicial decisions on various issues.
• Emerging positive trends: Law students and optimism.
• Understanding history to drive change and hope.

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