Textualism - Wikipedia Textualism is a formalist theory in which the interpretation of the law is based exclusively on the ordinary meaning of the legal text, where no consideration is given to non-textual sources, such as intention of the law when passed, the problem it was intended to remedy, or significant questions regarding the justice or rectitude of the law
TEXTUALISM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of TEXTUALISM is strict or rigid adherence to a text (such as the text of the Scriptures); specifically, US law : a legal philosophy that laws and legal documents (such as the U S Constitution) should be interpreted by considering only the words used in the law or document as they are commonly understood
Originalism vs. Textualism | Pacific Legal Foundation Textualism is the theory that we should interpret legal texts, including the Constitution, based on the text’s ordinary meaning A textualist ignores factors outside the text, such as the problem the law is addressing or what the law’s drafters may have intended
Intro. 8. 2 Textualism and Constitutional Interpretation Textualism is a mode of legal interpretation that focuses on the plain meaning of the text of a legal document Textualism usually emphasizes how the terms in the Constitution would be understood by people at the time they were ratified, as well as the context in which those terms appear 1 Footnote
Textualism: Definition, and 20 Reasons Why Textualism is Preferable to . . . discuss five reasons why textualism is preferable to purposivism, four reasons why textualism is preferable to intentionalism, and eleven reasons why textualism is preferable to legal pragmatism 1 Diarmuid F O’Scannlain, “We Are All Textualists Now”: The Legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia, 91 S T J OHN ’ S L R EV
textualism | Wex | US Law | LII Legal Information Institute Textualism is a method of statutory interpretation that asserts that a statute should be interpreted according to its plain meaning and not according to the intent of the legislature , the statutory purpose, or the legislative history
Which Textualism? - Harvard Law Review Although textualism has in recent decades gained considerable prominence within the federal judiciary, 1 legal scholars remain skeptical: critics argue that textualism is insensitive to the actual workings of Congress, 2 overly rigid, 3 or (conversely) overly malleable 4 and thus not much different from its main competitor purposivism 5
Original Intent vs. Textualism: How Judges Read the Constitution Textualism offered what proponents viewed as a more constrained, rule-bound, and democratically legitimate alternative by anchoring interpretation in the enacted text—the words actually voted on and passed into law
textualism - Meaning in Law and Legal Documents, Examples and FAQs Textualism is a way of interpreting laws that focuses on the actual words used in the law Textualists believe that the meaning of a law should be based on the text itself, rather than considering the intentions of the lawmakers or the consequences of the law
Textualism | EBSCO Research Starters Textualism is a formalist means of legal interpretation or statutory interpretation that places emphasis on a document’s plain-text meaning Formalism views the adjudication of cases as straightforward and can be smoothly accomplished by careful reading of case law