Scalian

English

Etymology

From Scalia +‎ -n.

Adjective

Scalian (comparative more Scalian, superlative most Scalian)

1. Relating to Antonin Scalia (1936-2016), US-American jurist
   • 2022 March 20, Noah Feldman, “Scalia’s Ghost Is Haunting Conservative Justices”, in Bloomberg:

     Alito wrote an indignant dissent. He compared Gorsuch’s opinion to a pirate ship, flying the false flag of Scalian textualism.

   • 2022 March 20, Noah Feldman, “Scalia’s Ghost Is Haunting Conservative Justices”, in Bloomberg:

     Roberts surely also realizes the Alito position is absurd. He cares deeply about judicial restraint, another Scalian principle that is increasingly ignored by activist conservatives.

Noun

Scalian (plural Scalians)

1. One that believes in or follows the judicial philosophy of Antonin Scalia.
   • 2022 March 20, Noah Feldman, “Scalia’s Ghost Is Haunting Conservative Justices”, in Bloomberg:

     Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s silence hints that she may turn out to be the truest Scalian on the court: textualist in statutes but originalist in constitutional law.