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WASHINGTON — Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said it’s “possible” the Supreme Court could one day overrule its 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which itself overruled Roe v. Wade. “But who knows?” added Breyer, speaking to moderator Kristen Welker on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” The former justice also spoke about the leak of the majority’s decision to overturn Roe, which preceded the official ruling by several weeks, calling it “unfortunate.” Breyer said that he had...
As Russia mourns, Putin blames Ukraine Russia lowered flags to half-staff on Sunday for a day of mourning after more than 130 people were killed Friday at a concert outside Moscow. The terror group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, but when Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation on Saturday, he did not mention ISIS or refer to the likely failure of intelligence services to prevent the assault. Instead he suggested that Ukraine had aided the attackers by helping plan...
Breyer timed his retirement to ensure a Democratic-led Senate could confirm his replacement
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Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said he has "theories" about
Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer called out some of his prior colleagues on the high court over their approach to the law on Monday and specifically criticized the Dobbs decision. The former justice sat for an interview with The New York Times about his new book, "Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism," and said, "The Dobbs majority’s hope that legislatures and not courts will decide the abortion question will not be realized." He told the media outlet that...
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is speaking out about the court's direction ahead of upcoming cases with major implications, including its biggest case on access to abortion since it overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, and a decision on whether former President Donald Trump should have immunity from criminal prosecution.In his new book, "Reading the Constitution," Breyer, who stepped down from the Supreme Court two years ago, makes the case for his judicial philosophy. Breyer spent his career...
Earlier this week the same developer and its director pleaded guilty to exposing staff to asbestos
The company and its director pleaded guilty to offences in a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive and will be sentenced next month
Don’t fall for former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s newly published call for “pragmatism” rather than “originalism” or “textualism” as the best interpretive method. What Breyer’s suggestion amounts to is the anti-democratic idea that judges should be free to twist what the law says to suit their own prejudices — that is, they should be above the law […]
The culprits had bullied their son at school and planned the rampage