When
the Constitution says "cruel and unusual punishment" does it mean
by the standards of the 18th century, or our own? How much latitude
should jurists take when interpreting the law?
Professor David Strauss of the University of Chicago
has argued nineteen cases before the United States Supreme Court,
formerly served as Special Counsel to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the United States Senate, and sits on the Board of
Directors of the American Constitution Society. He joins Heaton to
discuss Living Constitutionalism: the school of jurisprudence
favored by progressive judges.
About the Podcast
Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.