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Think Twice: Reading the Constitution with Justice Stephen Breyer


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As an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court for almost three decades, Stephen Breyer was no stranger to hearing arguments for different sides in major cases. In this episode, our moderator-in-chief, John Donvan, and Chief Content Officer, Lia Matthow, interview Justice Breyer and discuss his book “Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, not Textualism.” He discusses how he used this philosophy to guide his decisions and why he thinks jurists should choose this approach. 

 

Our Guest: Stephen Breyer, Former United States Supreme Court Justice 

 

Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan and Lia Matthow, Chief Content Officer of Open to Debate, moderates 

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