RealFakeLies
Trending CLM-27B289A6

AI-extracted claim

“William J Brennan Jr endorsed a living Constitution”

Analyzed on 2026-09-18T01:43:45+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-18

Unverified (Unverified)

Plain language: Insufficient evidence was found to render a verdict.

Credibility score

out of 100

Based on 1 source

Low confidence

01

Original context

Show passage from source article
The most famous is the one associated with the great liberal justice William J. Brennan Jr., who endorsed a “living” Constitution, whose meaning changed over time to reflect “the adaptability of its great principles to cope with current problems and current needs.”

Extracted from: Opinion | An Alternative to the Supreme Court’s Originalism , The New York Times

02

Evidence

1 support 0 contradict 0 context

This analysis is based on a single source. Confidence is low.

The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“The most famous is the one associated with the great liberal justice William J. Brennan Jr., who endorsed a “living” Constitution, whose meaning changed over time to reflect “the adaptability of its great principles to cope with current problems and current needs.””

Opinion | An Alternative to the Supreme Court’s Originalism

Bias distribution of supporting sources

← Left Center Right →

Mean bias -0.20

05

Community Takes

No Takes have been written on this claim yet. Sign in to write a Take.

06

Metadata

Claim ID CLM-27B289A6
Slug william-j-brennan-jr-endorsed-a-living-constitution-27b289a6
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 210 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Law Politics