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How “Originalism” Became the Prevailing View at the U.S. Supreme Court

Oct 8, 2025 3 min read

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Sep 17

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Introducing the Third Edition of “The Heritage Guide to the Constitution”

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The Return of the Congressional Review Act Paul J. Larkin

Dec 30, 2024 About an hour read

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The Court’s Obscenity Jurisprudence Is Due for Revision GianCarlo Canaparo

Dec 20, 2024 6 min read

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Occupying Washington: How to Staff the New Administration Without Delay

Dec 16, 2024 About an hour read

Heritage Lecture

Why Originalist Courts Need Originalist Classrooms The Honorable Amul R. Thapar

Dec 11, 2024 21 min read

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Congress After Chevron: What Citizens Should Demand of Their Legislature GianCarlo Canaparo

Oct 30, 2024 32 min read

First Principles

Progressive Versus Conservative Understandings of Religious Liberty Vincent Phillip Muñoz

Oct 29, 2024 24 min read

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The Future of the Executive State

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Let’s Not Get Constitutional John Malcolm

Aug 12, 2024 2 min read

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