originalist

[uh-rij-uhn-uhl-ist]

noun

1. U.S., Law.,  a person who supports or is guided by originalism.

adjective

1. U.S., Law.,  supporting, arising from, or relating to originalism.

Example Sentences

It left me to wonder if being a baseball traditionalist makes me the equivalent of a Supreme Court Justice originalist, or just old and cranky?

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, if we look at the issue given our modern understanding of the Constitution — or even, frankly, an originalist understanding of the Constitution — martial law cannot be constitutional.

From Salon

The silliness of the originalist project is in full bloom right now.

From Slate

Part of the reason I mentioned this is that was another thing we actually saw in the Sixth Circuit's opinion was some language to this effect that the parties should have briefed sort of history and tradition — this type of originalist background — even though, to be clear, that's not currently a part of the Supreme Court doctrine.

From Salon

For one thing, an administration that doesn’t know the meaning of basic constitutional rights such as habeas corpus—even as it violates that right—is unlikely to be one that places great weight on fidelity to originalist constitutional values.

From Slate