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Reading the Constitution : why I chose pragmatism, not textualism
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An analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to ...
An analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.
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- Creator
- Stephen Breyer
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- Language
- English
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- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024
- ©2024
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- xxix, 335 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781668021538, 1668021536
- OCLC
- on1405189170
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-321) and index.
- Preface: My way. (Part I: Purpose vs. textualism): Purpose-based approaches -- The textualist approach. (Part II: Interpreting statutory law): The traditional use of text and purpose -- The text/purpose divide -- Static or dynamic? -- Consequences -- Legislative history -- Constitutional values -- Resolving the text/purpose tension -- Why judges should consider purposes: a summary. (Part III: Interpreting the Constitution): The Constitution -- The traditional approach to constitutional interpretation -- Constitutional textualism -- When the text runs out: the limits of constitutional textualism -- Legal stability: stare decisis. (Part IV: Why values, purposes, and workability provide a better way to interpret the Constitution): Workability: history and practical experience -- Workability: deciding where values conflict -- Workability: direct application of basic values. (Part V: Paradigm shifts on the court): Three paradigm shifts -- Are we undergoing the next paradigm shift? Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Notes -- Index