Sentence examples for constitutional philosophy from inspiring English sources

Douglas, a Western-state individualist, carved out a constitutional philosophy based on personal liberty.

He comes off as a tragic figure, who abandoned his liberal worldview out of fidelity to his constitutional philosophy.

"There is a broad education to be gained in constitutional philosophy when one comes to the Supreme Court," he wrote.

President Bush chose a nominee he is very familiar with and one who probably agrees with him both on specific issues (read: abortion) and constitutional philosophy.

It may be that Black developed his emphasis on text in his days as a Sunday school teacher, or that Douglas, who left his wife for a series of younger women, found his constitutional philosophy in his tumultuous personal life.

The reason is this: Each time we claim to be focusing the nation's attention on crucial questions of constitutional philosophy, what we really do is reinforce the notion that the justices are somehow there to do "our" bidding, to reflect "our" values in their votes.

"Originalism is a constitutional approach and philosophy with its most well-known adherents being current United States supreme court justice Clarence Thomas [and] the late Justice Antonin Scalia".

The Federalist Society is a conservative legal group that advocates for constitutional originalism, a philosophy which says questions of law should be decided solely on the basis of the words of the constitution and the intention of those who wrote it.

His father teaches legal philosophy and constitutional law at the Columbia University School of Law, where he is a University Professor.

Khairi studied law in Baghdad, and received a doctorate in constitutional law and the philosophy of law in 1981.

His claim to authority is a stint in the Reagan White House, and a string of books outlining his philosophy of "constitutional conservatism".