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Reading the Constitution why I chose pragmatism, not textualism
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.
| Main Author: | Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2024.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.