In The Hill, Professor Brownstein Combats 'Gotcha' Textualism

In an April 11 op-ed for The Hill headlined “The Problem with ‘Gotcha’ Textualism,” Professor Emeritus Alan Brownstein suggests some key ideas to keep in mind in discussing how to think about the lack of plain language in the Constitution’s text on important issues. Read the op-ed.

Professor Brownstein, a nationally recognized constitutional law scholar, taught Constitutional Law, Law and Religion, and Torts at UC Davis School of Law for more than 30 years. Prior to his retirement from full-time teaching, he held the Boochever and Bird Endowed Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality.

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