When Justice William Douglas stated that the First Amendment is absolute and shall not be abridged, he was espousing which theory of Constitutional interpretation?

A) Living-constitution theory
B) Original-intent theory
C) Plain-meaning-of-text theory
D) Judicial review
E) Statutory interpretation


C

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