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Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority …
Breaking the Promise of Brown
Active Liberty
What role should courts play in a modern democracy? How should fundamental provisions of a democratic constitution be interpreted? These questions have divided constitutional …
Breaking the Vicious Circle
Breaking the Vicious Circle is a tour de force that should be read by everyone who is interested in improving our regulatory processes. Written by a highly respected federal judge, …
Collaborative Governance
All too often government lacks the skill, the will, and the wallet to meet its missions. Schools fall short of the mark while roads and bridges fall into disrepair. Health care …
Judges in Contemporary Democracy
Law, politics, and society in the modern West have been marked by the increasing power of the judge: the development of constitutional justice, the evolution of international …
Against the death penalty
"e;A landmark dissenting opinion arguing against the death penalty.Does the death penalty violate the Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen Breyer argues …
Regulation and Its Reform
This book will become the bible of regulatory reform. No broad, authoritative treatment of the subject has been available for many years except for Alfred Kahn’s Economics of …
L' Autorite de la Cour supreme au peril de la politique
La Cour supreme est le sommet du pouvoir judiciaire aux Etats-Unis. Or elle n'a ni la bourse ni l'epee pour faire respecter ses decisions: d'ou lui vient alors sa grande autorite? …
Breaking the Promise of Brown
"e;"e;A decision the Court and the Nation will come to regret."e;Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down two local school board initiatives meant to …
America's Supreme Court
The American Supreme Court is one of the most powerful and controversial judicial bodies in the world. The Court has assumed the role of settling fundamental issues of American …