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'''Stephen Breyer''' (born August 15, 1938) is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], and is one of the most consistent liberal votes on the court.

 

'''Stephen Gerald Breyer''' (born August 15, 1938) is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], and is one of the most consistent liberal votes on the court.

==Early life==

==Early life==

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by [[President Clinton]], and joined the court August 3, 1994.<ref>http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf</ref>

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by [[President Clinton]], and joined the court August 3, 1994.<ref>http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf</ref>

== Judicial Philosophy ==

==Judicial Philosophy==

 

On issues of religion, Justice Breyer is the least [[liberal]] of the four-Justice [[liberal]] voting bloc on the Court, which also includes Justices [[John Paul Stevens]], [[David Souter]] and [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], and former Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]. Justice Breyer broke with that voting bloc to provide the pivotal fifth vote to allow the [[Texas]] government to maintain a monument to the [[Ten Commandments]] on its capitol grounds in [[Van Orden v. Perry]].

On issues of religion, Justice Breyer is the least [[liberal]] of the four-Justice [[liberal]] voting bloc on the Court, which also includes Justices [[John Paul Stevens]], [[David Souter]] and [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], and former Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]. Justice Breyer broke with that voting bloc to provide the pivotal fifth vote to allow the [[Texas]] government to maintain a monument to the [[Ten Commandments]] on its capitol grounds in [[Van Orden v. Perry]].

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has alleged that the [[Founding Fathers]] never intended for guns to go unregulated. Breyer believes that the [[Second Amendment]] allows for restrictions on the individual, including an all-out ban on handguns in the nation's capital.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/12/breyer-founding-fathers-allowed-restrictions-guns/ Breyer: Founding Fathers Would Have Allowed Restrictions on Guns], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], Published December 12, 2010.</ref>

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has alleged that the [[Founding Fathers]] never intended for guns to go unregulated. Breyer believes that the [[Second Amendment]] allows for restrictions on the individual, including an all-out ban on handguns in the nation's capital.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/12/breyer-founding-fathers-allowed-restrictions-guns/ Breyer: Founding Fathers Would Have Allowed Restrictions on Guns], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], Published December 12, 2010.</ref>

== References ==

==References==

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[[Category:United States Supreme Court Justices]]

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