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The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics

Stephen Breyer

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$19.95 • £17.95 • €18.95

ISBN 9780674269361

Publication Date: 09/14/2021

128 pages

2 illus.

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Stephen Breyer was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1994 to 2022. He is now Byrne Professor of Administrative Law and Process at Harvard Law School.

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Read a Washington Post report on the “extraordinary” campaign to pressure Breyer to retire in enough time for a new nominee to be named by a Democratic president
At the New York Times, read veteran legal correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner Linda Greenhouse on why Breyer was the “right justice for the wrong age”
Read a Washington Monthly profile of (and farewell to) Breyer
At Slate, read why the timing of Breyer’s retirement is deeply ironic
On the New York Times podcast The Daily, listen to an analysis of Breyer’s time on the Supreme Court, why he chose to retire when he did, and how President Biden will decide on his successor
Explore news coverage—and analysis—of Breyer’s January 2022 decision to retire from ABC News, the Boston Globe, BuzzFeed News, Columbia Journalism Review, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post
On Bloomberg TV’s David Rubenstein Show, watch Breyer discuss his relationship with the other justices, his path from teaching at Harvard Law School to Capitol Hill, and why he thinks it’s important for young Americans to get involved in politics
On CNN’s Amanpour & Co., watch Breyer describe why the American public continues to abide by SCOTUS rulings
Watch Breyer explain the “procedural” decision on the Texas abortion law to PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff
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On CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, watch Breyer discuss his decision on the Texas anti-abortion law and how his retirement plans compare to those of George R. R. Martin
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On NPR’s Morning Edition, listen to Breyer warn against remaking the court, because “what goes around comes around”
On NPR’s All Things Considered, listen to Breyer explain why the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Texas abortion ban was “very, very wrong”
Listen to longtime NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg interview Breyer in September 2021 about the factors that will go into his decision to retire
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