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Posted by Special K in "The Eyes of the Law: Justice Scalia at UVA" Monday, April 14, 2008 1:25 PM

Justice Scalia speaking at HLS last year (not an exact quote... it was over a year ago):

"A lot of people like to criticize originalism. This reminds me of a story. 2 friends are camping in the woods when a hungry bear attacks their campsite. The two of them start running and the bear gives chase. One turns to the other and says, 'We're never going to outrun this bear!" The other replies, 'Outrun the bear? I don't have to outrun the bear. I just have to outrun you!' That's my response to the critics of originalism. It's not perfect, but it outruns all of the other interpretive theories out there."

For the record, I disagree with him, but he's incredibly entertaining to listen to.

Posted by Special K in "Law Firm of the Day: Belluck & Fox" Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:53 AM

No big loss. The Yankees are TTT anyway.

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