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Crime and Justice thinkers
William Blackstone English jurist whose Commentaries on the Laws of England organised the common law and became the standard legal text for the American Founders. Antonin Scalia Supreme Court justice from 1986 to 2016 and the leading advocate of originalism and textualism, known for vigorous opinions and dissents. Montesquieu French jurist whose Spirit of the Laws argued for separating legislative, executive and judicial powers, an idea built into the U.S. Constitution.