{"product_id":"reading-the-constitution-why-i-chose-pragmatism-not-textualism-hardcover","title":"Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Breyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative, brilliant 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\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You will not read a more important legal work this election year.\" --Bob Woodward, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003ereporter and author of fifteen #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling books\u003cbr\u003e \"A dissent for the ages.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Breyer's candor about the state of the court is refreshing and much needed.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe relatively new judicial philosophy of textualism dominates the Supreme Court. Textualists claim that the right way to interpret the Constitution and statutes is to read the text carefully and examine the language as it was understood at the time the documents were written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis, however, is not Justice Breyer's philosophy nor has it been the traditional way to interpret the Constitution since the time of Chief Justice John Marshall. Justice Breyer recalls Marshall's exhortation that the Constitution must be a workable set of principles to be interpreted by subsequent generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost important in interpreting law, says Breyer, is to understand the purposes of statutes as well as the consequences of deciding a case one way or another. He illustrates these principles by examining some of the most important cases in the nation's history, among them the \u003ci\u003eDobbs \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBruen\u003c\/i\u003e decisions from 2022 that he argues were wrongly decided and have led to harmful results.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52632868782387,"sku":"9781668021538","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uHmW7CLs3m9781668021538.webp?v=1762214095","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/reading-the-constitution-why-i-chose-pragmatism-not-textualism-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}