Justice Stephen Breyer to retire after 27 years on the Supreme Court
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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Dec. 10, 2021. Justice Stephen Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, two people familiar with the decision said, providing President Biden a chance to make good on his campaign pledge to name a Black woman to the court.2/19
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, in Washington on Aug. 26. Breyer will retire, a person familiar with the decision said on Wednesday, Jan. 26.3/19
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer, seated second from right, sits for a group portrait with other Supreme Court justices in Washington on April 23. Breyer will retire, a person familiar with the decision said on Wednesday, Jan. 26.4/19
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, sits for a group portrait with other Supreme Court justices in Washington on April 23. Breyer will retire, a person familiar with the decision said on Wednesday, Jan. 26.5/19
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer, right, shares a laugh with Justice Clarence Thomas, left, and Chief Justice John Roberts while sitting for a group portrait with other Supreme Court justices in Washington on April 23. Breyer will retire, a person familiar with the decision said on Wednesday, Jan. 26.6/19
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Wasington on Oct. 5, 2011, on the role of the court in U.S. government. Justice Stephen Breyer, who is expected to retire after 27 years on the Supreme Court, leaves a legacy as a moderate liberal who worked hard to build consensus and protect the reputation of the court even as it moved sharply to the right in recent years.7/19
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Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, appointed by President Bill Clinton, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.8/19
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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, from left, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan listens as President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington.9/19
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In this Feb. 13, 2017 photo, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer listens during a forum at the French Cultural Center in Boston. Breyer is expected to be in Boston on Thursday, March 29, 2018, for an event exploring hate speech and the First Amendment.10/19
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Justice Stephen Breyer at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 3, 2015. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, a person familiar with the decision said.11/19
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Justice Stephen Breyer at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 3, 2015. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, a person familiar with the decision said.12/19
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In this March 23, 2015 photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Breyer received around $120,000 last year from the publisher of his latest book about the high court and the world.13/19
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Justice Stephen Breyer at the Capitol in Washington on March 22, 2015. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, a person familiar with the decision said.14/19
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In this Jan. 24, 2012, photo Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer listen to President Barack Obama deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington. Ginsburg didn’t put on her judge’s robe without also fastening something around her neck. Ginsburg called her neckwear collars, or jabots, and they became part of her signature style, along with her glasses, lace gloves and fabric hair ties known as scrunchies.15/19
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Britain's Prince Charles, third from left, walks out of U.S. Supreme Court with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, second from left, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Washington.16/19
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Britain's Prince Charles, left, walks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer as he arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2011.17/19
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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Supreme Court justices Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg listen to Regina Spektor perform at an event honoring Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2010.18/19
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This Oct. 8, 2010 photo shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. The Supreme Court is embarking on a new term beginning Monday that could be as consequential as the last one with the prospect for major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights. Seated from left to right are: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., and Associate Justice Elena Kagan.19/19
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President Bill Clinton and his Supreme Court nominee Stephen Breyer leave the White House in Washington, Monday, May 16, 1994, for the Rose Garden where the President officially introduced Breyer to the nation.
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