originalism

English

Etymology

From original +‎ -ism.

Noun

originalism (usually uncountable, plural originalisms)

  1. The view that a text should be interpreted according to the intent of its original authors.
    • 2025 June 22, Josh Blackman, “The New York Times Launches An Unfair Attack On Judge Badalamenti”, in Reason‎[1]:
      I've known Badalamenti since then, and have chatted with him over the years. Last fall, I spoke at the originalism conference he organized, which hosted the entire Florida Supreme Court, several members of the Eleventh Circuit, and scholars from across the ideological spectrum. I include these facts to show the high regard that Badalamenti is held in by his community.
    • 2025 October 16, Ross Douthat, “Amy Coney Barrett Is Looking Beyond the Trump Era”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      One of the points that you’ve made in the past is that when originalism was first taking hold as a popular theory, one of the reasons for its popularity was that it was seen as offering a kind of restraint on justices.
      (Can we archive this URL?)

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