Constitution of the US

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is neither an agreement that was made by persons long dead, nor is it something that simply reflects the understandings of living Americans. In fact, it's a living tradition that links the struggles, commitments and beliefs of Americans past, present and future.

Yale law professor Reva Siegel is one of the progressive legal scholars at the forefront of this debate. She argues that judges can neither ignore the past nor give it unquestioning loyalty. 'The Constitution is neither an agreement that was made by persons long dead, nor is it something that simply reflects the understandings of living Americans,' Siegel says. 'In fact, it's a living tradition that links the struggles, commitments and beliefs of Americans past, present and future.' Siegel co-edited the new book The Constitution in 2020 with Yale law professor Jack Balkin.

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Reva Siegel