Breyer Says Textualism Leads to 'Abhorrent' Outcomes, But Takes a Light Touch on Its Effects on Today's SCOTUS
The former U.S. Supreme Court justice’s book provides excellent analysis of the contrast between textualism/originalism, but was not as forceful as it could have been in highlighting examples where textualism and originalism would produce abhorrent results that could undermine the high court’s prestige.