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Stephen Breyer
US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022
Stephen Breyer | |
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Official portrait, c. 2006 | |
| In office August 3, 1994 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Harry Blackmun |
| Succeeded by | Ketanji Brown Jackson |
| In office March 1990 – August 3, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Levin H. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Juan R. Torruella |
| In office December 10, 1980 – August 3, 1994 | |
| Nominated by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Lynch |
| Born | Stephen Gerald Breyer (1938-08-15) August 15, 1938 (age 86) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Joanna Hare (m. 1967) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Charles Breyer (brother) |
| Education | |
| Signature | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1957–1965 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | Army Strategic Intelligence |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Stephen Gerald Breyer (BRY-ər; born August 15, 1938) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1994 until his retirement in 2022. He was nomina
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Justice Stephen Breyer
Selected Opinions by Justice Breyer:
Murphy v. NCAA (2018)Topic:Powers of Congress
Congress cannot issue direct orders to state legislatures, regardless of whether it is compelling a state to enact legislation or prohibiting a state from enacting new laws.
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016)
Topic:Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Two restrictions imposed by a Texas abortion law placed a substantial obstacle in the path of women seeking a pre-viability abortion, constituted an undue burden on abortion access, and thus violated the Constitution.
Heffernan v. City of Paterson (2016)
Topic:Labor & Employment; Free Speech
When an employer demotes an employee out of a desire to prevent the employee from engaging in protected political activity, the employee is entitled to challenge that unlawful action under the First Amendment and Section 1983 even if the employer's actions are based on a factual mistake about the employee's behavior.
NLRB v. Canning (2014)
Topic:Separation of Powers; Government Agencies
The Recess Appointments Clause empowers the President to fill any existing vacancy during any Senate recess of sufficient length. The Se