How We Understand It All... and D...

How We Understand It All... and Do We?

Rights and Liberties by Jennifer Miller
S1 · E3
Aug 28, 2025
34:32

Episode notes

Welcome back listeners to the third episode in our series on Rights and Liberties! In this episode, we will cover the 8 methods of interpretation presented in our textbook: textual analysis, precedent, Constitutional doctrine, logical reasoning, "living Constitution", foreign law and courts, consequentialism (aka pragmatism), and originalism. We'll also get a brief 'practice' session with these methods using the Kennedy v. Bremerton School district case from 2022. Interpretation here we come!

Keywords

Methods of Interpretation
Textual Analysis
Precedent
Stare Decisis
Constitutional Doctrine
Logical Reasoning
Living Constitution
Foreign Law and Courts
Consequentialism
Pragmatism
Originalism