Interview with Justice Breyer

Yesterday, Nina Totenberg interviewed Justice Breyer for NPR. They discussed his new book “Active Liberty: Interpreting our Democratic Constitution.” In it, Justice Breyer outlines his judicial philosophy, and makes the argument that his is in fact a more democratic philosophy than that of his peers Justice Scalia and Thomas.



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  1. Yes, I heard the interview, too. I can only conclude that Justice Breyer means something different by democracy than is commonly understood.

    Comment by Dave Schuler — October 2, 2005 @ 3:42 pm

  2. Justice Breyer also gave an interview to George Stephanopolous which aired this morning on ABC’s “This Week.” It should be available at the following link: http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/

    Comment by Hirbod — October 2, 2005 @ 5:30 pm

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