The Failed Promise of Originalism - Hardcover

by Frank Cross (Author)

Develops an empirical analysis of the use of originalism in Supreme Court decisions to show how claimed adherence to originalism ultimately does not constrain ideological decisions.

Author Biography

Frank B. Cross is the Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law at the University of Texas. He is the author of The Theory and Practice of Statutory Interpretation (Stanford, 2009) and Decision Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals (Stanford, 2007), among other books.