Experts
Stephen Breyer
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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What forces have shaped humanity most?
"It's the number of people." Read More
January 1, 2008 | In Future
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Does public opinion influence your decisions as a judge?
Breyer on Public Influence Read More
November 18, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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Justice Breyer on interpreting the law. Read More
November 18, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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Why have you begun reading your dissents from the bench so often?
A growing number of decisions with which Breyer strongly disagrees. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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The problem of keeping our dark side in check. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Identity
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What is the way forward in the Middle East?
The need for a civilizing force. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Do you have a legal philosophy?
I just have to say, "My god. This is wrong." Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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Stephen Breyer on Globalization and the Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer on how the forces of reason are sweeping the globe. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In World
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A chauffeur can still beat a President. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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Public Opinion in Public Affairs
Breyer, on a dark year for the Court. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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What impact does a Supreme Court decision have on American society?
When deciding a case, Breyer says, you don't know what will have consequences. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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How do you understand your role on the Supreme Court?
Playing linesman. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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What informed your ideas about the law?
The Constitution creates institutions so people can decide things for themselves. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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Breyer's father had a different experience at Stanford. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Belief
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Are you satisfied with American race relations?
Justice Breyer was disappointed with the Seattle decision. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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A civic city. Read More
November 15, 2007 | In History
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What are the structures going to be for making decisions internationally? Read More
November 7, 2007 | In History
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Be open-minded and know what's going on in China. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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If you can bring out the good in people, they are capable of tremendous things. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Future
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We are at risk to the forces of non-reason. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In World
Stephen Gerald Breyer is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed in 1994, Breyer is often regarded as more liberal than most other members of the court. He is highly regarded across the political spectrum for his pragmatic, rather than ideological, approach to the Constitution. In Bush v. Gore, which settled the controversial 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, he issued a widely respected dissent which criticized those who would decide the case on the basis of equal protection. Breyer, a Rhodes Scholar, was educated at Stanford, Oxford and Harvard. He is the author of Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward Effective Risk Regulation. Ideas recorded at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival on: 7/5/07
