Peterson on The Fourteenth Amendment and the Venus Noire @UChicagoLaw @WMLawReview

Farah Peterson, University of Chicago Law School, has published The Fourteenth Amendment and the Vénus Noire at 66 William & Mary Law Review 191 (2024). Here is the abstract.

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.

Download the essay from SSRN at the link.