Farah Peterson, University of Chicago Law School, has posted The Fourteenth Amendment and the Vénus Noire, which appears in the William & Mary Law Review:
This Essay reflects on art to make two points. It first argues that originalism is not a promising path for progressive causes. It then argues that as the Constitution is amended, the meaning of the entire document is altered, and earlier text should be interpreted in light of what has changed.
--Dan Ernst
