Tag Archives: Breyer

Interesting statistic about Justice Breyer

Posted on 27 February 2011 by

I was curious what has been written about Justice Stephen Breyer’s 2005 book, Active Liberty: Interpreting our Democratic Constitution, which I had mentioned in a previous post about challenges to health care reform. Anyway, I happened upon an article by … Continue reading →

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More on healthcare reform lawsuits & a chart for visual learners

Posted on 15 December 2010 by

More commentary and analysis is coming in regarding Monday’s loss for the government in federal district court in Virginia in its effort to defend against a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of health care reform. But there are other lawsuits in … Continue reading →

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Five years ago, Justice Breyer already telegraphing his thoughts on health care reform

Posted on 15 October 2010 by

With the news from Florida that a federal district judge is allowing the lawsuit filed by 20 state attorneys general to proceed, and news in Michigan that a federal judge has upheld, at least initially, the ability of Congress to regulate … Continue reading →

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Justice Breyer’s former life

Posted on 27 August 2010 by

Doing research on the legislative history of the Refugee Act of 1980, I came across a report prepared for the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1980 after the law was enacted, summarizing the history of federal assistance of refugees and asylum … Continue reading →

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