For years, progressives have struggled to outline and rally around a coherent vision of the Constitution and judiciary. During this time, the conservative ideologies of “originalism” and “judicial restraint” have seeped further and further into the national bloodstream. What arguments should progressives make to the public, and how should a liberal jurisprudence interpret the Constitution?

In the most recent issue of Democracy, Geoffrey Stone, Bill Marshall, Doug Kendall, and Jim Ryan debate these questions. While Stone and Marshall argue that our interpretation of the Constitution and its principles must change over time, Kendall and Ryan believe that progressives can and should base their arguments on the text itself.

Stone and Kendall will continue their debate at an event hosted by the Brookings Institution. The moderators are E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at Brookings and and Democracy‘s editorial chair, as well as Benjamin Wittes, also a senior fellow at Brookings.

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