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245 10 a| Reading the Constitution :b| why I chose pragmatism, not textualism /c| Stephen Breyer.;

246 30 a| Why I chose pragmatism, not textualism;

250 a| First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Simon & Schuster,c| 2024.;

300 a| xxix, 335 pages ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-321) and index.;

505 0 a| 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?;

520 a| 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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Reading the Constitution : why I chose pragmatism, not textualism / Stephen Breyer.

Author/creator	Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	xxix, 335 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	United States. Supreme Court. United States. Constitution. Law--United States. --Interpretation and construction. Constitutional law--United States.

Portion of title	Why I chose pragmatism, not textualism
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?
Abstract	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-321) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- Reading the Constitution. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024 9781668021552
LCCN	2023288455
ISBN	9781668021538 (hardcover)
ISBN	1668021536 (hardcover)
ISBN	(e-book)

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