Reading the Constitution

“A dissent for the ages.”–Ruth Marcus “The Washington Post”“A rocket from a Supreme Court justice who served 28 years on the Court. Justice Breyer shows how the current Supreme Court’s alleged textualism and originalism are unsound. His book is a judicial arms-control agreement advocating moderation and a path to what he calls ‘workable democracy.’ You will not read a more important legal work this election year.”–Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter and author of 15 #1 New York Times bestselling books“Breyer offers a cogent explanation of judicial reasoning, focusing particularly on the difference between textualism–now dominating the current Court–and pragmatism, which is his guiding principle… . A deeply informed analysis of judicial history.”– “Kirkus Reviews”“Breyer’s candor about the state of the court is refreshing and much needed.”–Kimberly Atkins Stohr “Boston Globe”

Stephen Breyer is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court who served there for twenty-eight years until retiring in 2022. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.