Living Constitution

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf constitutional interpretation theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs living constitutionalism
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:associatedWith judicial activism
gptkbp:basisFor broad constitutional interpretation
expansive reading of constitutional rights
gptkbp:citation Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:contrastsWith originalism
gptkbp:criticizedFor originalists
gptkbp:debatedBy American legal scholarship
gptkbp:emphasizes evolving meaning of the Constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Living Constitution
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:constitutional_law
equal protection jurisprudence
civil rights jurisprudence
privacy rights jurisprudence
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkbp:opposedBy fixed constitutional meaning
gptkbp:originatedIn early 20th century
gptkbp:relatedTo progressive legal thought
gptkbp:supports adaptation to contemporary society
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court_justices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitutional_Interpretation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5