Chihiro Isozaki is a counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.
State supreme courts are increasingly a venue for debate over history’s role in constitutional interpretation.
More data and further scholarship is needed to devise policies for promoting a state bench that adequately represents the varied background of the public.
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State Justices Speak Out Against Originalism
State supreme courts are increasingly a venue for debate over history’s role in constitutional interpretation.
New Findings Highlight Lack of Diversity on State Supreme Courts
More data and further scholarship is needed to devise policies for promoting a state bench that adequately represents the varied background of the public.