Opinion
Unanimous SAFE Child Act ruling masks top NC court’s division
North Carolina Supreme Court justices upheld a law designed to help victims of childhood sexual abuse. Yet one justice accused colleagues of "extreme originalism."
Opinion
Constitutional originalism only appears partisan to the untrained eye
Put simply, constitutional originalists believe that controversial policy choices are best left to us — the people.
Opinion
Judges cannot amend the constitution
Most of the nine justices on the United States Supreme Court espouse some version of the originalist school of constitutional interpretation. Starting early next year, most of the seven justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court will be originalists, too. I know many politicians and activists find these developments worrisome. Some are in a panic....
News
Scalia: Originalism Not a “Weird Affliction”
CARY — Confirmation battles are inevitable for the U.S. Supreme Court as long as justices ignore the doctrine of originalism, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia said during a recent visit to North Carolina.
