Supreme Court Justice (nominated by Pres. Clinton 1994)
Votes with liberal bloc against states’ rights
The nine court members can be divided into three general alliances, but all of the justices have crossed ideological lines. The three conservative justices and two of the swing justices usually support states’ rights [while the liberal bloc,
including Breyer, do not].
Breyer is a consistently liberal voice on the court. He recently affirmed the right of disabled people to sue states under federal civil rights law.
Source: Reuters article in Boston Globe, p. A45
Dec 1, 2000
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