And the new global realities. Justice breyer is a longstanding front of the society. He has delivered lectures at the will be today. He is dinners, introduced speakers and we are fortunate that he is giving us this lecture. He truly is a man that needs no introduction and there is not an introduction i could do that would be complete in the time allotted. Tummy tuck on some highlights, he graduated with highest honors in stanford. And went to oxford where he received firstclass honors with a ba degree in philosophy and economics and politics. He went to Harvard Law School where he also excel. Articles editor of the law review. He then clerked for Justice Arthur goldberg and bike all caps, is very circumspect about his work. He doesnt knowledge that he contributed to the first draft does acknowledge that he contributed to the first draft of the griswold versus connecticut case. It is the case that recognized the right to marital privacy. After cooking for justice goldberg, he worked in
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Every weekend on American History tv on cspan3. Next on American History tv, Supreme Court Justice Stephen breyer. He talks about cases featured in his book the court and the world, american law and the new global realities, include iing cases involving Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Supreme Court Historical Society is the host of this event. Its about an hour. Honored today to have as our lecturer Justice Stephen breyer, whose talk will be about the court and the world, american law and the new global realities. Justice breyer is a long standing friend of the society. He has delivered lectures, as he will be today. He has hosted dinners, hes introduced speakers, and were very fortunate hes giving us this lecture. He truly is a man that needs no introduction and theres not an introduction i could do that would be complete in the time allotted, but let me touch on highlights, if i may. He graduated with highest honors from stanford. He then went as a marshal scholar to oxford where he re
Why did you want to write a book about the court situated not in american law but in the world as a legal and nonlegal venue, and what is the overarching theme that holds the project together . Well, i wrote it so i could speak at brookings. The first book by the way you still can get. Its at amazon. Its called regulation of energy by the federal power commission. Only costs a penny. Pretty good. And if you have one of those free postage things, just a penny. The second book i think it was a better book. A reviewer said, in alice in wonderland, she emerges with the history of england, why are you reading that says alice and the door mouse says because this is the driest thing i know. That was before breyer wrote this book. So in any case, i thought i would try to do better. The theme of this is to show people something. What is it i want to show. I want to show i deal i and maybe lots of others and maybe ordinary people who arent specialists, when they hear words about interdependence