Alito: Originalists must shed ‘insecure mindset’ causing worry over ‘desirable’ results

Oct 4, 2025 - 10:00
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Alito: Originalists must shed ‘insecure mindset’ causing worry over ‘desirable’ results
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito touched on two lightning rod cases Friday in explaining the pitfalls and promises of originalism.   The conservative justice mentioned the Obergefell ruling that legalized same-sex marriage and the sweeping presidential immunity ruling the court handed down last year as he opined about how adherents to his legal theory of…