COMMENTARY: Justice Stephen Breyer, who officially announced Thursday that he will retire this year, has protected abortion rights, condemned the death penalty and safeguarded free speech and civil rights, writes Carol Rose of ACLU_Mass.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer listens during a forum at the French Cultural Center in Boston, Feb. 13, 2017. at the end of the court’s current term, setting in motion the Biden administration’s first chance to nominate a Supreme Court justice to the bench.
In the best tradition of justice, Breyer has paid careful attention to the implications of the court’s rulings for ordinary people and for the administration of justice. From protecting abortion rights to condemning the death penalty to safeguarding free speech and civil rights, Breyer has long been a voice for civil liberties, human dignity, the right to vote and good governance.— an ACLU case involving a high school cheerleader and her post on the social media platform Snapchat.
In a landmark decision last year, Breyer reaffirmed the importance of free speech rights of young people and students across the country, holding that school authorities must respect students’ rights to express themselves outside of school — including their right to express dissenting or unpopular views. Most importantly, he noted, “America’s public schools are the nurseries of democracy.
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