Masking Radicalism With Restraint: The Rhetorical Redefinition of Conservative Jurisprudence in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Law, Culture and the Humanities
Published online on December 20, 2025
Abstract
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Originalists urge courts to exercise judicial restraint over activism when deciding cases. Despite judicial restraint’s association with conservative philosophy, the Supreme Court majority rejected long-established precedent in theDobbsdecision, ...
Originalists urge courts to exercise judicial restraint over activism when deciding cases. Despite judicial restraint’s association with conservative philosophy, the Supreme Court majority rejected long-established precedent in theDobbsdecision, ...