This past summer brought a bounty for lovers of the Constitution. Supreme Court justices gave us the strengthening of religious liberty, a renewed commitment to Second Amendment rights, and, most of all, the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Early indications suggest that 2023 will be equally bountiful for those of us who believe the Constitution should truly be interpreted and applied according to its original public meaning.

In two cases pertaining to affirmative action, a majority seems poised to end racial preferences in government employers and those institutions receiving governmental funding. Such a decision would move America closer to its founding purpose of equal justice under the law, for which our statutes and practices recognize common humanity rather than making special accommodations based on the color of one’s skin.