FEATURED DEBATE
Think Twice: Reading the Constitution with Justice Stephen G. Breyer
As an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court for almost three decades, Stephen Breyer was no stranger to hearing arguments for cases, whether landmark, federal, or otherwise, that reached the highest court in the land. As an organization focused on the merits of debate, we wanted to know how the Justices engaged in this practice behind closed doors — and how their debates around interpreting the Constitution helped shape the Court’s decisions. In this episode, our moderator-in-chief, John Donvan, and Chief Content Officer, Lia Matthow, interview Justice Breyer, discuss his book “Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, not Textualism,” and talk with him how he used…
FEATURED DEBATE
Think Twice: Reading the Constitution with Justice Stephen G. Breyer
As an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court for almost three decades, Stephen Breyer was no stranger to hearing arguments for cases, whether landmark, federal, or otherwise, that reached the highest court in the land. As an organization focused on the merits of debate, we wanted to know how the Justices engaged in this practice behind closed doors — and how their debates around interpreting the Constitution helped shape the Court’s decisions. In this episode, our moderator-in-chief, John Donvan, and Chief Content Officer, Lia Matthow, interview Justice Breyer, discuss his book “Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, not Textualism,” and talk with him how he used…
