Stephen Breyer

Court worries about stifling prosecutors

By JESSE J. HOLLAND| AP| Special Sections

… at least not before the police are well on the way. And that is a very negative incentive, I would think," Justice Stephen Breyer said. The point of the immunity is not to protect a bad apple, said Neal K. Katyal, a deputy solicitor general …

Story|11/04/2009

Justices seem unwilling to get involved in fees

By JESSE J. HOLLAND| AP| Special Sections

… advisers, even though the agency has not done so since 1980, said Curtis E. Gannon, assistant solicitor general. Justice Stephen Breyer , speaking in a raspy voice because of what he said was laryngitis, suggested that justices send the case back …

Story|11/02/2009

Ginsburg Released From Hospital After Fall

AP| Politics

… paramedics and released Thursday morning, court officials said. Ginsburg, along with Chief Justice John Roberts and justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia, was heading to London to take part in ceremonies marking the opening of Britain's new Supreme Court …

Story|10/15/2009

Justice Ginsburg briefly hospitalized again

By JESSE J. HOLLAND| AP| Special Sections

… paramedics and released Thursday morning, court officials said. Ginsburg, along with Chief Justice John Roberts and justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia, was heading to London to take part in ceremonies marking the opening of Britain's new Supreme Court …

Story|10/15/2009

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: When lawyers don't matter

By MARK SHERMAN| AP| Special Sections

… served on federal courts of appeal, where they spent their time reviewing the work of trial judges. ___ By Justice Stephen Breyer 's calculations, the $10.5 million award translates into roughly $350 an hour, or $700,000 a year for …

Story|10/15/2009

High court shines a light on animal cruelty videos

By MARK SHERMAN| AP| Special Sections

… is too broad and could, in some instances, apply to videos about hunting. "Why not do a simpler thing?" Justice Stephen Breyer asked an administration lawyer. "Ask Congress to write a statute that actually aims at the frightful things …

Story|10/06/2009

Court opens with case on prisoner's bid for lawyer

By JESSE J. HOLLAND| AP| Special Sections

… to jump in immediately with questions early in her tenure is commonplace for new justices. Alito, Roberts and Justice Stephen Breyer all did the same, questioning lawyers in their first days on the court. Almost all the justices asked questions …

Story|10/05/2009

6 members of Supreme Court attend Catholic Mass

Special Sections

… Samuel Alito _ heard the homily by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo; the sixth, Justice Clarence Thomas, did not attend. Justice Stephen Breyer , who is Jewish, was there as well. Speaking at the annual Red Mass the day before the opening of the Supreme …

Story|10/04/2009

Sotomayor won't sell NY apartment in this economy

By MARK SHERMAN| AP| Special Sections

… took the mound at Wrigley Field for his beloved Chicago Cubs in what he called "the highlight of my career." Justice Stephen Breyer was honored by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, although his granddaughter and wife did the actual throwing …

Story|10/02/2009

Sotomayor takes her place on high court bench

Special Sections

… administered the oath of office, after which Sotomayor took her seat at the end of the bench to Roberts' left, next to Justice Stephen Breyer . All her colleagues were in attendance. Sotomayor wore a white, decorative collar that was given to her by …

Story|09/09/2009