Reading the Constitution : why I chose pragmatism, not textualism / Stephen Breyer.
2024
KF4550 .B728 2024 (Mapit)
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Title
Reading the Constitution : why I chose pragmatism, not textualism / Stephen Breyer.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Imprint
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Copyright
©2024
Description
xxix, 335 pages ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-321) and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- Reading the Constitution. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024
Portion of Title
Why I chose pragmatism, not textualism
Call Number
KF4550 .B728 2024
Language
English
ISBN
9781668021538 (hardcover)
1668021536 (hardcover)
9781668021552 (e-book)
1668021536 (hardcover)
9781668021552 (e-book)
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