Stephen Breyer
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Morning Docket 02.20.12
In today’s Morning Docket: updates on the Justice Breyer robbery, security for the Supreme Court justices, and the Stolen Valor Act goes to SCOTUS.
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SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer
Breaking: Justice Breyer Robbed By Knife Wielder
According to MSNBC, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed at knife point while on vacation: The Supreme Court has confirmed that Justice Stephen Breyer, his wife and several family friends were the victims of a knife-wielding robber at the Breyer vacation home on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean. Jesus, was the criminal […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, California, Federal Judges, Movies, Pictures, Sports, Stephen Breyer
Judge Kozinski Occupies Oakland
These days, mentioning the California city of Oakland conjures up images of tear gas and violence. It's not a place that people associate with innocent fun right now. But Oakland isn't all protesters and police. We bring you a report from a recent visitor to that city, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....
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Airplanes / Aviation, Clarence Thomas, Eyes of the Law, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Fashion Victims Unit, Federal Judges, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Travel / Vacation
The Eyes of the Law: Justices Who Are Slumming It
Justices of the Supreme Court are sort of royalty -- or maybe even deities, gods, and goddesses who walk among us. Alas, it seems that two members of SCOTUS didn't get the memo. They are comporting themselves in public in ways that are inconsistent with the dignity of the Article III judiciary.... -
Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Politics, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Intemperate Liberals Feel That Way About You
I’m hoping the living Constitution will die. — Justice Antonin Scalia, in remarks made yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Justice Scalia and Justice Stephen G. Breyer were invited by the Committee to discuss their views on constitutional interpretation and the proper role of judges in our democracy. -
Harvard, Law Schools, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Stephen Breyer?
Oh that wacky Justice Breyer. He's going up to Harvard Law School to deliver a speech... entirely in French! -
Adam Liptak, Alex Kozinski, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Money, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justices: Accidents Happen
Are justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gods, or men? There’s evidence on both sides. Their brilliant legal minds and dazzling résumés weigh in favor of deity designation. Their ability to make mistakes suggests that they’re mere mortals. Supreme Court justices: they’re just like us! They get into accidents — as Justice Stephen Breyer did […] -
Harvard Law Review, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Leiter Than Air
Sometimes LEWW scans a wedding announcement with bated breath, praying that we’ll find a law degree so we can write about a couple. We were crushing on Peanut Wong and David Hattaway before we even clicked on their link. But alas, she’s a dental student (of course she is), and he’s an electrical engineer. So […] - Sponsored
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Benchslaps, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: When You Set Aside the Text, It's Off to the Races
It should not be surprising that the two dissents have sharply different views on how to read the statute. That is the sort of thing that can happen when statutory analysis is so untethered from the text. — Chief Justice John Roberts, benchslapping the dissents by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor in Chamber of Commerce v. […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, John Roberts, Politics, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Will SCOTUS Go to the SOTU This Year?
Tomorrow night, many of us will tune in to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — hoping to catch more catfighting than on an episode of Jersey Shore. Last year’s SOTU did not disappoint drama-seekers. As you may recall, an Article II vs. Article III smackdown took place: President Obama chided the Supreme […] -
Facebook, Free Speech, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Vanderbilt
Quote of the Day: Basically, Zuckerberg's a Jerk
If I’m applying the First Amendment, I have to apply it to a world where there’s an Internet, and there’s Facebook, and there are movies like … ‘The Social Network,’ which I couldn’t even understand. — Justice Stephen Breyer, in remarks made yesterday at Vanderbilt Law School (gavel bang: ABA Journal). -
Books, Federal Judges, Jeffrey Rosen, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Judicial Restraint?
As for doing what I like, I never do what I like! Ask my wife Joanna…. — Justice Stephen Breyer, rejecting the notion that unelected judges can do whatever they want, at an event at the New York Public Library to promote his new book, Making Democracy Work: A Judge’s View. -
Jeffrey Rosen, Non-Sequiturs, Stephen Breyer
Non-Sequiturs: 09.20.10
* An updated version of the Twinkie defense? A Kentucky man on trial for murdering his wife plans to blame it on the caffeine. “If this defense works, partners, lock your doors….” [BL1Y] * Speaking of coffee — for just a dollar a day, less than the cost of your daily Starbucks fix, you can […]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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David Souter, Nina Totenberg, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg's Dozing During SOTU
Here’s one talk that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t fall asleep during: her own, a conversation with Nina Totenberg at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday night. We took note of the fact that RBG dozed off a bit during President Obama’s State of the Union address. As it turns out, Justice Ginsburg has an […] -
Gay Marriage, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Technology, Trials
Breaking: SCOTUS Rules Against Broadcast of the Proposition 8 Trial
Shortly before 5 p.m., the Supreme Court ruled against broadcast of the Proposition 8 trial, currently taking place in San Francisco. The Court split 5-4, with the majority setting forth its reasoning in a 17-page per curiam opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor. You can read the per curiam opinion […] -
Fantasy SCOTUS, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Fantasy SCOTUS from the 10th Justice: Grading Forecasts For The First Four Cases of OT09, Plus Prediction Tips
Ed. note: ATL has teamed up with FantasySCOTUS, the premier Supreme Court fantasy league. (For more background, check out this WSJ Law Blog post.) On Fridays, the 10th Justice will analyze league voting to predict how the Supreme Court may decide upcoming cases. Welcome to the third installment of Predictions of the 10th Justice, brought […] -
Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Jon Newman, Merrick Garland, New York Times, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 9.6: The Point Is Probably Moot
LEWW’s memory isn’t what it once was, but we can’t recall a stronger week in legal nuptials than this one. All six of our featured newlyweds are truly impressive, and a few are even interesting! And not to give anything away, but if you love SCOTUS clerks (and oh, we do!) prepare to curl your […] -
Morning Docket, Stephen Breyer
Morning Docket 07.15.09
* Left-brainers turn right-brainers in the recession, including a lawyer turned designer about whom we’ve previously written. [USA Today via ABA Journal] * Bob Cohn of TheAtlantic.com sat down with Justice Stephen Breyer to talk about confirmation hearings, the future of SCOTUS and blogs, and why he might be glad his doppelganger Justice has stepped […]
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Alex Kozinski, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: New Term, New Hires
Our last round-up of Supreme Court clerk hiring was published back in August, before the start of October Term 2008. Now that the justices are back in the country and back on the bench, they’re back to interviewing clerkship applicants. Over at the Clerkship Notification Blog, there was buzz about Justice Stephen Breyer interviewing and […] -
Alex Kozinski, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, David Sentelle, Harvard Law Review, Job Searches, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #7)
In October 2006, when LEWW reviewed her wedding, we wrote of Aileen McGrath (at right, with handsome hubby Jason Gillenwater): Aileen is the President of the Harvard Law Review. HELLO!!! And this isn’t mentioned in the announcement, but we’ve learned that she’ll be clerking next year for Chief Judge Michael Boudin, of the First Circuit […]