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Originalism, Colorblindness, and the Fifteenth Amendment
Document Type
Blog Posting
Publication Date
2020
Publication Title
Election Law Blog
Abstract
Any project to revive a constitutional provision must confront originalism’s hold on today’s Court. Originalist arguments play a central role in nearly every constitutional case. And today, Justice Thomas is the Court’s most prominent originalist and a leading voice in election law cases.
Keywords
Fifteenth Amendment, Originalism, Colorblindness, Election Law, Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, Constitutional Interpretation, Racial Gerrymandering, Voting Rights, Election Law
Publication Citation
Travis Crum, Originalism, Colorblindness, and the Fifteenth Amendment, Election Law Blog (Jan. 29, 2020), https://electionlawblog.org/?p=109172
Repository Citation
Crum, Travis, "Originalism, Colorblindness, and the Fifteenth Amendment" (2020). Scholarship@WashULaw. 761.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/761