L-R: Chief Justice Max Baer of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor of Supreme Court of Ohio, Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty of South Carolina Supreme Court, and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Paul Suttell. Courtesy photos 'These Schools of Interpretation Are Folderol': State Chief Justices Discuss How They Analyze the Law
In a panel on judicial decision-making, four state Supreme Court chief justices discussed the factors they weigh when analyzing their respective state constitutions, from plain text to legislative history and intent to the consequences of their decisions.
May 20, 2022 at 03:35 PM
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A panel of state Supreme Court chief justices agreed that subscribing to any one distinct method of evaluating the law, particularly originalism, is ineffective.
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