{"id":147229,"date":"2026-03-27T04:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=147229"},"modified":"2026-03-27T04:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:44:59","slug":"lsquodoing-refining-dc-circuit-judge-katsas-talks-future-of-originalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/27\/lsquodoing-refining-dc-circuit-judge-katsas-talks-future-of-originalism\/","title":{"rendered":"&amp;lsquo;Doing Refining&#8217;: DC Circuit Judge Katsas Talks Future of Originalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gregory Katsas talked about how originalism has gone from a controversial idea when he was a law student to a theory embraced by many on the bench today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/951956399\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" 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