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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- author.     Subjects     United States. Constitution.     United States. Supreme Court.     Constitutional law -- United States.     Constitutional history -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- author.       by title:      Reading the Constitu...         MARC Display

Reading the Constitution : why I chose pragmatism, not textualism / Stephen Breyer. by Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- author. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024. Subjects United States. Constitution.   United States. Supreme Court.   Constitutional law -- United States.   Constitutional history -- United States. ISBN:  9781668021538 (hardcover) : 1668021536 (hardcover) Description:  xxix, 335 pages ; 25 cm Edition:  First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 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. Requests:  21 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Adult New Books 342.02 Br Transit Request   Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 342.02 Br In Cataloging   Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult New Books 342.02 Br Item being held   Add Copy to MyList Wahiawa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 342.02 Br Item being held   Add Copy to MyList Wailuku Bookmobile Adult Nonfiction 342.02 Br Checked out 07/05/2024 Add Copy to MyList           Add Copy to MyList

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