Stephen G. Breyer & First Amendment Newsletter
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In the Supreme Court, whose facts count the most?
28 Oct 2025 14:04 GMT
… school football coach claimed his First Amendment right to express his religion … , quiet, private prayers. Only Justice Stephen Breyer, and later, Justice Elena Kagan, asked about … of the football field.”
A Supreme Court justice once said that by the …
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Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power
06 Oct 2025 09:07 GMT
… arrangements are constitutional," says Supreme Court advocate Deepak Gupta. The court … that the state violated her first amendment right of free speech by … the Supreme Court's behavior. Indeed, even the normally mild-mannered Justice Stephen Breyer …
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A dive into Justice Kennedy’s new memoir
14 Oct 2025 14:48 GMT
… self-described originalist. Nor, unlike Justice Stephen Breyer, is he a pragmatist. Although … , this is protected by the First Amendment. Kennedy concurred with the majority … also give proper deference to Supreme Court rulings.”
On meeting Vladimir Putin …
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John Roberts to blame for GOP's 'brazen' power grab in Texas: Supreme Court expert
04 Aug 2025 14:39 GMT
… at the feet of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts by a … as violations of the First Amendment’s guarantee of free … immunity case.
"The Supreme Court gave Trump immunity. He’s … and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in 2020, and Stephen Breyer, …
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Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell decision
25 Jul 2025 14:47 GMT
… the U.S. Supreme Court is asking the justices to consider overturning the … any personal First Amendment defense. Obergefell cannot just push the First Amendment aside to … Barrett in 2020. Democrat-appointed Justice Stephen Breyer, also part of the Obergefell …
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The Ten Commandments return to classrooms: What will the Supreme Court do?
16 Jul 2025 02:27 GMT
… the law violates the First Amendment. According to the families … , “it is the Supreme Court’s ‘prerogative alone to … In his concurring opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that the display … classrooms: What will the Supreme Court do?,
SCOTUSblog (Jul. …
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Federal Prison Guards Allegedly Beat an Inmate to a Pulp. The Supreme Court Says He Can't Sue.
04 Jul 2025 01:10 GMT
… alleged a violation of his First Amendment rights, because after he complained … context," wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan … ; legislative graveyard. Based on the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on this …
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OP-ED: Schools Are Flunking the First Amendment
27 May 2025 18:42 GMT
… about work have no First Amendment protection. However, the Supreme Court has never extended … by Justice Robert Jackson, the court found that the First Amendment could … little intellectual heterodoxy. As Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote in Mahanoy Area School …
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer weighs in on political climate
24 May 2025 05:35 GMT
… EXERCISE ITS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THIS WEEK, FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER WAS … , retired United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer sat down with KCRA … , retired United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer sat down with KCRA …
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Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the GOP
04 Aug 2025 12:19 GMT
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst
(CNN) — The … by the US Supreme Court six years ago.
Chief Justice John Roberts, … as violations of the First Amendment’s guarantee of free … and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in 2020, and Stephen Breyer, …