Ifyou see the world through rose-colored glasses, you're likely to believe that the world is inherently just, which is a problem when you're sitting on the highest judicial body in America, the Supreme Court. Since 1789, when Congress established the court, justices have been tasked with interpreting the law. Unlike the legislative branch, which has the power to create new laws, Supreme Court justices may only interpret whether parties in cases brought before them are behaving consistently with the law. Their decisions, in turn, have a wide-sweeping impact on the lives of Americans.
The US Supreme Court???s Originalism Threatens the Constitution
“This approach will now be parsed and followed by judges all across the country, forced to play as amateur historians, looking for analogies,” the Brennan Center’s…