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Analyzing Justice Thomas' Thoughts On Originalism: Yesterday we had a post on Justice Clarence Thomas' lecture to the Manhattan Institute. Jack Balkin, at Balkinzation, posted the same excerpt from the Wall Street Journal, and offered his thoughts on whether Justice Thomas was embracing "originalism based on original intentions rather than one based on original meaning." Balkin would find a move surprising, since many have assumed Justice Thomas to be "a devotee of original meaning originalism." Balkin's post discusses the difference between original meaning originalist and an original intentions originalist (say that five times fast) as well as the significance of the distinction. Attorney's For Uighurs Seek en banc Review: For those following the legal battles of the Uighurs, 17 Chinese Muslim Guantanamo Bay detainees, Lyle Denniston provides an update on the latest filing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on October 21, 2008 (boomark / email).