Sunstein, Cass R. 1954- creator text bibliography nju 2023 monographic eng

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vii, 195 pages ; 23 cm "The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the right to abortion and is revisiting other fundamental questions today--about voting rights, affirmative action, gun laws, and much more. Once-arcane theories of constitutional interpretation are profoundly affecting the lives of all Americans. In this brief and urgent book, Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein provides a lively introduction to competing approaches to interpreting the Constitution--and argues that the only way to choose one is to ask whether it would change American life for the better or worse. If a method of interpretation would eliminate the right of privacy, allow racial segregation, or obliterate free speech, it would be unacceptable for that reason. But some Supreme Court justices are committed to 'originalism,' arguing that the meaning of the Constitution is settled by how it was publicly understood when it was ratified. Originalists insist that their approach is dictated by the Constitution. That, Sunstein argues, is a big mistake. The Constitution doesn't contain instructions for its own interpretation. Any approach to constitutional interpretation needs to be defended in terms of its broad effects--what it does to our rights and our institutions. It must respect those rights and institutions--and safeguard the conditions for democracy itself"-- Introduction -- Theories of interpretation -- The inevitability of choice -- The oath of office -- How to choose -- Traditions : "athwart history, yelling stop" -- Where to stand -- Index -- The Constitution of the United States. adult Cass R. Sunstein. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- United States. Supreme Court. Estados Unidos. Corte Suprema Constitutional law United States Derecho constitucional Estados Unidos Law United States Interpretation and construction Interpretación del derecho Estados Unidos Droit États-Unis Interprétation KF 4550 S958h 2023 342.7302 Sunstein, Cass R. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2023] (OCoLC)1393967886 0691252041 (hardcover) 9780691252049 (hardcover) 2023900432 YDX 230109 20250709121459.0 22923570 eng