Stephen Breyer

Chief Justice Roberts Will Sit Out Patent Case Over $175,000 Stock Conflict

A court letter to the parties said the conflict was inadvertent.
By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters

Suffering On Death Row For 40 Years May Be Cruel And Unusual, Justice Breyer Says

The 78-year-old justice won't give up his quest for a case that might one day abolish the death penalty.
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Supreme Court Name-Checks Kim Kardashian While Trying To Define A Legal Term

The reality star's robbery came up during oral arguments in a bank fraud case.
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Only Two Justices Want To Tackle Whether The Death Penalty Should End

Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are virtually alone in this effort.
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Justice Breyer Insists Death Penalty Is Cruel, Even When Supreme Court Won't

The latest case comes from California, where 743 people wait on death row.
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Supreme Court Rules Political Speech Is Protected Even If You Didn't Actually Speak

What matters is the motive of those who sought to punish you.
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The Supreme Court Could Throw A Lifeline To Debt-Swamped Puerto Rico

But they're still going to need a lot more of those.
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The Real Reason Republicans Won't Give Obama's Supreme Court Nominee A Hearing

They want to give Merrick Garland the Bork treatment. But Garland is no Bork.
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Justice Breyer Is Dying For A Case That Will Kill The Death Penalty For Good

He's ready.
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Chief Justice Roberts Made 'Human Error' In Overlooking Conflict Of Interest

The head of the Supreme Court inadvertently participated in a case involving a company where he had a significant financial stake.
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