Topic - Stephen Breyer

; born August 15, 1938) is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1994, and known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional law, Breyer is generally associated with the more liberal side of the Court. - Source: Wikipedia

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Then-Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks during an event at the Library of Congress for the 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program hosted by the Law Library of Congress, Feb. 17, 2022, in Washington. Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution. Breyer joins Justice Neil Gorsuch at a time of intense political polarization and rising skepticism about the court's independence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)

Breyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Supreme Court, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer administers the Judicial Oath to Ketanji Brown Jackson as her husband Patrick Jackson holds the Bible at the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Supreme Court via AP)

Supreme Court Justice Breyer has options as a retiree

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer holds up a copy of the United States Constitution as he announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham say it would be good if the person named to replace retiring Breyer doesn’t have an Ivy League degree. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Supreme Court shouldn’t be covered in Ivy, 2 lawmakers say

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

In this file photo, President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the National Governors Association in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Washington. Mr. Biden is under fire from Republicans for hypocrisy over his pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court when, as a U.S. senator, he filibustered George W. Bush's nomination of Janice Rogers Brown, a Black woman, to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden accused of hypocrisy for filibuster against Black female jurist’s nomination

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks after Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden hails Breyer, retiring liberal justice, as ‘model public servant’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include a new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated from left: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan and Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Audio arguments, with a side of fish

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks to students, faculty and members of the public at Rhodes College on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says it would benefit U.S. judges to study how other countries handle cases related to important global subjects such as terrorism, immigration, civil rights, health and environmental issues.(AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

Breyer discusses international law in Memphis college visit

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

In this image made available on Tuesday April 16, 2019 flames and smoke rise from the blaze at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. An inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monument's &quot;most precious treasures,&quot; including the Crown of Thorns purportedly worn by Jesus, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Cedric Herpson)

Breyer finds hope, optimism in Notre Dame rebuilding effort

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

In this Feb. 13, 2017, photo, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer listens during a forum at the French Cultural Center in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) **FILE**

Supreme Court’s Breyer in Boston for hate speech event

Associated Press

This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has already heard, but not decided, a major case about political line-drawing that has the potential to reshape American politics. Now the high court is taking up another and its decision to do so is a lingering mystery that likely won’t be resolved until June. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justices struggle with partisan redistricting again

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press