Legal philosophies

There are competing legal philosophies with respect to decisions about interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and other laws. They can be grouped into two categories: "law without values" and "law with values":

## Law without values[edit]

* originalism
* textualism
* strict constructionism

## Law with values[edit]

* conservatism \- when conservative values are applied
* critical legal studies \- when liberal ideologies are applied