Stephen Breyer
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Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, Stephen Breyer
A Quick Take on Justice Breyer's Talk
We’re about to head to dinner, so we’ll write more about this later. For now, from Bryant Park — free wireless! — here’s a quick, rushed, half-baked commentary on Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s interview with Jeffrey Toobin at the New Yorker Festival. It’s always thrilling to see a Supreme Court justice in the flesh. But, […] -
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The New Yorker Festival: "My Name Is SGB, Yeah You Know Me"
Another weekend, another out-of-town excursion. In a few hours, we’re heading back up to the Big Apple, to attend events at the New Yorker Festival. A brief description of the Festival, from its website: The New Yorker Festival returns for its seventh year, from October 6th through October 8th, in a celebratory weekend of public […] - Sponsored
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An Anthology of Benchslappery
Judge William H. Pryor, Jr., of the Eleventh Circuit, had an interesting op-ed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, in which he took issue with various “leaders of the bench and bar [who] have decried what they describe as unprecedented threats to the independence of the judiciary.” It’s a fun little piece, largely because the position […]
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The Eyes of the Law: But Can He Outrun Justice Souter?
Lately you haven’t been sending many legal celebrity sightings our way. C’mon, guys — we know you can do better. If you harbor doubt as to who constitutes a “legal celebrity” in our book, please review this post. Due to your delinquency, we’ll have to resort to some rather hoary sightings. Here’s the first, inspired […] -
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Morning Docket: 09.20.06
* The Judicial Conference of the United States, the policy-making body for the federal judiciary (but not the SCOTUS), has announced measures to improve the judiciary’s self-policing and public accountability. They include required installation of “conflict checking” software — get with it, Your Honors, that’s long overdue — and enhanced disclosure concerning judicial junkets. [New […]
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Supreme Court Justices Are Just Like Us -- But Richer
It’s that time of the year again, kids: when the members of the Supreme Court release their financial disclosure forms. We now get to engage in a little bit of financial voyeurism, learning which justices have gold-plated gavels, and which ones must settle for plastic. Delicious! Unfortunately, the information isn’t as comprehensive as it could […]
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