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The diversity of Justice Breyer’s legacy
This article is part of a series of tributes on the career of Justice Stephen Breyer. Judge Vince Chhabria is a federal district judge in the Northern District of California. He clerked for Breyer during the 2001-02 term. I clerked for Justice B
By IG
Jan 28, 2022
Life lessons from Justice Breyer
This article is part of a series of tributes on the career of Justice Stephen Breyer. Pratik Shah is head of the Supreme Court and appellate practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and a former assistant to the solicitor general. He clerked for...
By IG
Jan 28, 2022
Biden reiterates promise to nominate a Black woman, lauds Breyer as “model public servant”
Justice Stephen Breyer on Thursday confirmed news reports indicating that he intends to retire from the Supreme Court. In a brief letter to President Joe Biden, the 83-year-old Breyer wrote that he plans to step down from the court at the end of the curre
By IG
Jan 28, 2022
At Thursday’s White House announcement, echoes of a ceremony 28 years prior
The justice, in his 80s, had served on the Supreme Court for well over two decades, becoming a liberal stalwart on such issues as abortion rights, affirmative action, and opposition to the death penalty. The Democratic president was in his second year in
By IG
Jan 28, 2022