Originalism is Political
Panel Participants: Thomas Colby, John Theodore Fey Research Professor at The George Washington University Law School; Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Calvin TerBeek, PhD Candidate, Political Science, The University of Chicago
Agenda: The event will discuss the development of originalism in the context of the conservative legal movement, the ways that originalism has transformed as its proponents have sought acceptance and power, and its applications serving partisan political goals.