Scalia will be remembered chiefly for moving the conversation about statutory interpretation—in the direction of textualism—and constitutional interpretation—toward originalism. I have almost always found myself on the other side of these debates, but I nonetheless appreciate the magnitude of his influence. He redefined both fields.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Scalia will be remembered chiefly for moving the conversation about statutory interpretation—in the direction of textualism—and constitutional interpretation—toward originalism. I have almost always found myself on the other side of these debates, but I nonetheless appreciate the magnitude of his influence. He redefined both fields." in the context of "Michael Dorf, American liberal law professor, in "A Personal Remembrance of Justice Scalia" (13 February 2016), Dorf on Law." to mean that wisdom is timeless.