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In his new book, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cautioned against attempts to reform the high court. He was in conversation with CNN legal analyst Joan Biskupic. Smithsonian Associates…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer participated in a Harvard Hille web discussion. Topics included the Court’s recent landmark decision in the consolidated cases, Bostock v. Clayton City a…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talked about the influence of foreign relations on American national security and civil liberties. He spoke about cases featured in his book, The Court a…

Justice Stephen Breyer was interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week. He provided a tour through all three parts of his private chambers as he walked through the entire process of h…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talked about his book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, about the challenges facing the judiciary and the application …

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talks about his book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, at the National Constitution Center’s annual celebration of Con…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was interviewed by Pete Williams and responded to questions from students in the audience at the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Semi…

Richard Epstein is the author of Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain. In his book he argues that eminent domain has been interpreted too narrowly by the courts. He says…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer presents a history of the Supreme Court. Mr. Breyer examines the American public’s relationship with the high court and contends that the trust given by …

Associate Justice Breyer was interviewed about the U.S. Supreme Court and about his new book Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution, published by Knopf. He spoke about lif…

A panel discussion was held on the current U.S. Supreme Court to coincide with the release of the book The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN Book, Featuring the Justices in Their Own Words (PublicAffa…

At an evening event titled “Constitutional Conversation” moderated by Tim Russert, justices talked about the role and operation of the Supreme Court, the state of civics knowledge and educat…

Justices Breyer and Thomas testified about the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget for the U.S. Supreme Court. In his opening remarks Justice Thomas said major portions of the requested five pe…

Associate Justice Stephen talked about justices looking to other nations when interpreting the U.S. Constitution. Justice Breyer in his remarks said he believes most people’s problem with th…

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonia Scalia and Stephen Breyer discussed their judicial philosophies of constitutional and statutory interpretation and how they reach their decisions. The two…

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito were interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week. In her first television interview since joining the Supr…

Justice Breyer talked to high school students about constitutional review as part of the launch of ConSource.org, the only free fully-indexed online library of constitutional sources. After …

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer spoke at the annual plenum of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Topics included his family, the Jewish justices of the Supreme Court,…

In the keynote address, Justice Breyer spoke about civic engagement among young people, encouraging them to participate in their communities. He talked about the daily tasks of judges and la…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talked about the Supreme Court and its role in American democracy. Among the topics he addressed were his understanding of the Constitution and how it ha…