Breyer, Stephen G.  1938- <br/><br/>
Reading the Constitution :  why I chose pragmatism, not textualism / 
 Why I chose pragmatism, not textualism 
Stephen Breyer. 
 - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 
 - xxix, 335 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-321) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781668021538 1668021536 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2023288455 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Supreme Court. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Constitutional law--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF4550  / B848r 2024 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.7302