The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that relied in part on racial considerations, saying they violate the Constitution. The vote was 6 to 3 along ideological grounds, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts writing for the conservative members in the majority, and the liberals dissenting. supreme … [Read more...]
Upholding Texas Abortion Ban Was ‘Very, Very Wrong’ Says Justice Stephen Breyer | NPR
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer described as "very, very, very wrong" the court's recent refusal to block a Texas law that has the effect of banning abortions in the state after about six weeks. "I wrote a dissent — and that's the way it works," he told NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg in an interview in Boston. • Read more at … [Read more...]
Breyer Warns Against Remaking The Court: ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ | NPR
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has a warning to those who want to remake the court: Be careful what you wish for. In his new book, "The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics", Breyer argues that over time, public acceptance of Supreme Court opinions, even those you may disagree with, has become a habit — a hard-won habit that has fortified the rule of law … [Read more...]