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Originally Published 4 months ago — by The New York Times
Former Justice Stephen Breyer defended Judge William G. Young against accusations of defying a Supreme Court order, praising his honesty and respect for higher courts amid tensions within the judiciary over interpreting cryptic emergency rulings.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The New York Times
Retired Justice Stephen G. Breyer, in a new book and interview, expressed concern over the direction of the Supreme Court, particularly its 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. Breyer criticized the decision as naive and warned that the hope of leaving the abortion question to legislatures instead of courts will not be realized. He emphasized the importance of pragmatism in constitutional interpretation and urged for a reevaluation of the Court's direction.