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NEWS ABOUT: Stephen Breyer

Stephen Breyer stories: 12 news summaries

 Brilliant, Loyal Kennedy 
 Staffers the Envy of DC 

Lion has cubs to thank for many legislative victories

Aug 28, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - When they discovered their old boss had died, about 100 former Kennedy staffers headed to Boston to help with the funeral. “We are a family,” says one former communications adviser. They have also been a formidable political asset, both to the senator and the Democratic Party, the Washington ... More »

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John Kerry • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • congressional staff

OPINION

GOP Must Get Revenge in High Court Hearings

Democrats changed the rules by opposing Roberts, Alito

May 20, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Democrats waged an ideological war on the Supreme Court nominations of conservatives John Roberts and Samuel Alito, they set a dangerous precedent that should boomerang on whoever President Obama selects, says the Bush official in charge of those confirmations. Previously, the Senate graciously ushered through anyone with sufficient intellect,... More »

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Barack Obama • Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Stephen Breyer • Ed Gillespie • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court

(AP) - The Supreme Court says accidentally shooting a gun during the commission of a crime should bring the same penalties as intentionally using a firearm. The high court today upheld the conviction and sentence of Christopher Michael Dean, who was arrested for trying to rob a bank in Georgia in 2004.... More »

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John Roberts • Stephen Breyer • bank robbery • John Paul Stevens • sentencing guidelines • US Supreme Court • gun laws • accidental • automatic sentencing • Christopher Michael Dean

 High Court Skeptical 
 of Strip-Search Case 

And sounds skeptical

Apr 22, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Savana Redding’s lawyers made their case before the Supreme Court yesterday, condemning the strip-search of a 13-year-old in a hunt for ibuprofen as unreasonable search and seizure. But the justices were skeptical, the LA Times reports, with their questions indicating they were leery of limiting school officials’ powers... More »

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John Roberts • drugs • privacy • Stephen Breyer • search and seizure • strip search • US Supreme Court

Shakespeare Debate Splits Supreme Court

Stevens finds alternate author theory beyond a reasonable doubt

Apr 18, 09 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Paul Stevens and Antonin Scalia don’t agree often, but the justices are united on one case: Neither believes Shakespeare’s plays could possibly have been written by a hick like William Shakespeare. Stevens has even written papers on the topic, and searched the Bard’s home for clues.... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Anthony Kennedy • literature • Stephen Breyer • John Paul Stevens • William Shakespeare • US Supreme Court

ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Enters the Age of YouTube

Bringing video
evidence into cases changes judges' role

Mar 3, 09 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A Florida man who was Tasered by police three times after being stopped for speeding has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear his case. But that petition begins not with an affidavit or legal precedent; rather, he included a link to a YouTube video depicting what seems to be severe... More »

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YouTube • Stephen Breyer • video • police brutality • US Supreme Court • evidence

 Kennedy Hails New 
 'Season of  Hope' 

We 'live on in the future we make,' he tells Harvard audience

Dec 2, 08 2:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy was honored with an honorary degree yesterday in a poignant ceremony at Harvard where he spoke of a "renewed" destiny and reminisced about the days when his life of promise stretched before him. Kennedy appeared strong and in high spirits, despite battling brain cancer, reports the... More »

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cancer • Joe Biden • Ted Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • Harvard • honorary degree • malignant tumor • Sanders Theatre • Yo-Yo Ma

Justice Breyer's Records Leaked in File-Sharing Snafu

Investment firm staffer leaked data with music

Jul 9, 08 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - An employee at an investment firm made much more than music available when he used a company computer to access the file-sharing site Limewire, reports the Washington Post. He also made it possible for users to access records of 2,000 of the firm's clients—including Supreme Court Justice Stephen... More »

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Stephen Breyer • identity theft • file sharing • data • data theft • Limewire • peer-to-peer

 Court Readies
 Term's Testiest Decisions 

Justices will hand down 26 of the most contentious opinions beginning today

Jun 9, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court is poised to begin unveiling decisions today in some of the year's most heated cases, reports USA Today. As the term winds down, the 26 final opinions will be released on select days in June, and include clashes over Guantanamo detainees, DC's handgun ban, and the 1989... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • US Supreme Court • opinion • David Souter

Justices' Stock Portfolios Cripple Cases

Supreme Court left deadlocked by recusals amid calls to divest

Mar 7, 08 7:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The stock portfolios of Supreme Court justices have become a flash point this term, in which six cases could be affected by justices recusing themselves because they own financial stakes in companies involved. Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Stephen Bryer have bowed out of cases involving... More »

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Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Anthony Kennedy • ExxonMobil • Pfizer • Stephen Breyer • Cisco • conflicts of interest • US Supreme Court

Kennedy Is Swing Vote as Supreme Court Shifts Right

The term in review

Jun 30, 07 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the Supreme Court wrapped up its first term under Chief Justice John Roberts Friday, the new court's conservative bent was obvious: the Court swung to the right in most of the ideological cases decided this year by a 5-4 margin. Justice Anthony Kennedy delivered the swing vote, making him... More »

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John Roberts • Anthony Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • Sandra Day O'Connor • judge • judicial • US Supreme Court

Supremes Side With Banks in Antitrust Action

Credit Suisse, Goldman won't face class action suit over late-'90s IPOs

Jun 18, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court has broadened the shield protecting companies from antitrust lawsuits, ruling in a 7-1 decision this morning that investors cannot sue 16 banks they accuse of rigging Internet-boom-era IPOs. The majority said the SEC had adequately regulated banks' actions and that opening them up to this type of... More »

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investors • Goldman Sachs • Credit Suisse • antitrust • Stephen Breyer • IPO • bank • US Supreme Court

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