Clarence Thomas’s Political Theology. The Declaration of Independence, the American Legal Tradition, and the Right to Same-Sex Marriage

• In Event: Originalism, Textualism, and American Constitutional Politics. Comparative Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Constitutional Adjudication

Brief Overview

Clarence Thomas’s overly restrictive understanding of the programmatic character of the Declaration’s principle of natural equality raises questions about his effort to realign Court doctrine with the American legal tradition.

Author

• Jeffrey Seitzer, Loyola University Chicago