Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism by Stephen BreyerRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 354 MBOverview: A 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. The relatively new judicial […]
Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism by Stephen Breyer Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.3 MbOverview: A 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. The relatively new […]
Breaking the Promise of Brown: The Resegregation of America’s Schools by Stephen BreyerRequirements: .PDF reader, 11.9 MBOverview: “A decision the Court and the Nation will come to regret.” Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down two local school board initiatives meant to reverse extreme racial segregation in public schools. The sharply divided […]
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics by Stephen BreyerRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 102 MBOverview: A growing chorus of officials and commentators argues that the Supreme Court has become too political. On this view, the confirmation process is just an exercise in partisan agenda-setting, and the jurists are no more than “politicians in […]
The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities by Stephen BreyerRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF reader, 2.5 MBOverview: In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both […]
