The Constitution: A Pragmatic Perspective

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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