Stephen Breyer
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Andrew Sullivan, Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Dahlia Lithwick, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
The Nino-Breyer Smackdown (Part 4)
We agree with Andrew Sullivan: Dahlia Lithwick did a superb job in her write-up of the Scalia-Breyer debate, which took place Tuesday night at the Capital Hilton. We attended as guests of the ACS, whom we thank for their hospitality. For our fourth and final post about the evening — prior posts here, here, and […] -
Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Dahlia Lithwick, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
The Nino-Breyer Smackdown (Part 3)
Question: Now that the Supreme Court is hearing hardly any cases these days, how are the justices spending all their free time? Answer: On constitutional law road shows, in which they debate the proper way to go about interpreting that foundational document. What fun! On Tuesday, Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Stephen G. Breyer held […] - Sponsored
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Antonin Scalia, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
The Nino-Breyer Smackdown (Part 2): A Photo Essay
The Scalia-Breyer debate was co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the American Consitution Society, aka “The Lion and the Lamb.” But which is which? As promised, we bring you some pictures from last night’s debate between Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Stephen G. Breyer, on the subject of constitutional interpretation. Our really awful photography photo […]
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Admin, Announcements, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Shameless Plugs, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
All Rise! Supermogul Is Now In Session
Hey, guess what? Above the Law is no longer the most junior member of the Conference Dead Horse Media family of websites. Today marks the launch of Supermogul.com. It’s nice not being the most junior member. Just ask Justice Breyer, who was delighted when Justice Alito arrived at the Court. As the most junior justice, […] -
Antonin Scalia, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
The Nino-Breyer Smackdown (Part 1)
We have not forgotten that we owe you a report on the very interesting debate we attended last night, between Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Stephen G. Breyer, on constitutional interpretation. Our report, and a handful of photos (not as many as we hoped), will appear… shortly. Alas, it will take us a little time […] -
Admin, Announcements, Antonin Scalia, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Programming Note: Nino-Breyer Smackdown
We’ll be stepping away shortly to attend what should be a fantastic event: A Conversation on the Constitution: Perspectives from Active Liberty and A Matter of Interpretation. It’s being sponsored by the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society, and we’re attending as a guest of the ACS (whom we thank for the gracious invitation). […] -
Affirmative Action, Anthony Kennedy, Constitutional Law, John Roberts, Paul Clement, Racism, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Dispatch from One First Street: The Race in Public School Cases
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases concerning the use of race as a factor in assigning students to public schools: Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District #1, out of the Ninth Circuit, and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, out of the Sixth Circuit. It appears that […] -
Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Federal Circuit, Intellectual Property, John Roberts, Patents, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Thomas Goldstein
Dispatch from One First Street: KSR v. Teleflex
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of KSR International v. Teleflex. Here’s our quick-and-dirty summary of the proceedings. Subject Matter / Question Presented: To qualify for patent protection, an invention must be novel, useful, and not “obvious” to a person of “ordinary skill” in the field. So how do you […] - Sponsored
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Anna Schneider-Mayerson, Law Professors, New York Observer, Richard Posner, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks, Tim Wu
Wherein We Receive An Email from Celebrity Law Prof Tim Wu
Although we mentioned it in passing, we didn’t give adequate attention to Anna Schneider-Mayerson’s delightful profile of Tim Wu when it appeared earlier this month in the New York Observer. (It was discussed on several other prominent blogs.) Now we have an excuse to double back and correct the error: We’ve received an email from […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice "Net Popularity Scores"
You may recall our recent Above the Law reader polls for Most Favorite Supreme Court Justice and Least Favorite Supreme Court Justice. The results of those polls are available here and here, respectively. One of you had an interesting suggestion: Combine the results of the two polls to generate “net popularity scores” for the justices. […] -
Crime, Election Law, Ken Lay, Morning Docket, Politics, Sandra Day O'Connor, Sexual Harassment, Stephen Breyer, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 10.31.06
* “Colombian Supreme Court: grabbing a woman’s behind is a crime.” [Herald-Tribune via How Appealing] * One week until elections — there must be some litigation somewhere. [Wall Street Journal via [How Appealing] * Justice O’Connor spoke in Utah this week, and she and Justice Breyer shed some politico-rhetoric in Washington. [CNN] (For related links, […]
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Ann Althouse, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, Glenn Reynolds, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
ATL Poll Results: Your LEAST Favorite Supreme Court Justice
After finding out your Favorite Supreme Court Justice (answer: Justice Scalia), we asked about your LEAST Favorite Supreme Court justice. And the result was surprising, at least to us. Voter turnout was massive, with over 6,000 votes cast. Maybe everyone’s in a voting frame of mind, with Election Day so close. Here’s how you voted: […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
ATL Reader Poll: Your LEAST Favorite Supreme Court Justice
Not much explanation required. This is just the flip-side of our recently concluded Favorite Supreme Court Justice poll (in which Justice Scalia easily prevailed). Now we want to learn which of the Nine Robed Ones is your LEAST favorite jurist. We’ll keep the polls open until we get at least 1,000 responses, so that the […]
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Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
ATL Poll Results: Your Favorite Supreme Court Justice
Last Friday, we asked you to vote for your Favorite Supreme Court Justice. Over 1,300 votes were cast. Here are the results: Interesting! Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll. And thanks to SCOTUSblog and Professor Althouse for linking to the poll, which generated many votes. Update: Vote for your LEAST favorite Supreme Court […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
A Random Friday Poll: Your Favorite Supreme Court Justice
This is NOT an official ATL contest. We won’t offer any commentary on the candidates, to keep the proceedings objective. This is simply a random Friday poll that we’re conducting for our own curiosity. Readers of this site are generally interested in, and highly knowledgeable about, the United States Supreme Court. Many of you might […] -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Breasts, Contests, Gerald Shargel, Hotties, Jon Stewart, Law School Deans, Money, Nauseating Things, Nude Dancing, Reader Polls, Stephen Breyer, Weddings, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: October 15, 2006
* Our Law School Dean hotties contest is now underway. Vote on the women here, the men here, and the alternate male candidates here. * Do you know anyone who is currently clerking for Justice Alito? If so, we’d like to hear from you. * If you’re in law for the money, we recommend Korean […] -
Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, William Rehnquist
Justice Breyer at the New Yorker Festival: Some Highlights (Part 2)
Justice Stephen G. Breyer demonstrates his hidden talent for pantomime, as Jeffrey Toobin looks on admiringly. (Photo by Startraks.) This is our final post about Justice Stephen Breyer’s recent appearance at the New Yorker Festival. Prior posts are available here, here, here, and here. We highlight some of the more interesting or amusing remarks by […] -
Fashion, Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, Stephen Breyer
Justice Breyer at the New Yorker Festival: Some Highlights (Part 1)
“Nino, you wanna piece of me?” Justice Stephen G. Breyer and Jeffrey Toobin, at the New Yorker Festival. Photo by Startraks. Somewhat late, but better late than never: part one of the more detailed account that we promised you of Justice Stephen Breyer’s interview with Jeffrey Toobin, at the New Yorker Festival last weekend. The […] -
Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Survivor
ATL to Justice Breyer: "What Kind of Tree Would You Be?"
Actually, no, we didn’t ask him that. But the question we did pose was just about as goofy. It felt sort of like Punk’d: Supreme Court Edition. First, some background. As previously discussed, this past weekend we attended Jeffrey Toobin’s interview of Justice Stephen G. Breyer, part of the New Yorker Festival. It was an […] -
Alex Kozinski, Ann Althouse, Celebrities, Federal Judges, Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, Richard Posner, Stephen Breyer
A Bit More On Justice Breyer, and Judicial 'Rock Stars'
It’s another amazingly beautiful day here in New York, and we’re blogging from Bryant Park. The temperature is in the low 70’s, there’s not a cloud in the sky, and a slight breeze is blowing. Life is good. We don’t have much time — we’re about to run off to another New Yorker Festival event […]