And the problem is once you get into this campaign business and begin to have a lot of money, then the person on the bench begins to think - what's going to happen if I decide the case this way or that way?
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges. - Stephen Breyer
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges.
- Stephen Breyer
It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty - Stephen Breyer
It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty
People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost - Stephen Breyer
People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost
The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says. - Stephen Breyer
The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.
This understanding, underlying constitutional interpretation since the New Deal, reflects the Constitution's demands for structural flexibility suffi… - Stephen Breyer
This understanding, underlying constitutional interpretation since the New Deal, reflects the Constitution's demands for structural flexibility suffi…
Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes pl… - Stephen Breyer
Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes pl…
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants. - Stephen Breyer
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty. - Stephen Breyer
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.
There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed. - Stephen Breyer
There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.
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