Breyer has stepped down after nearly three decades on the nation’s highest court, leaving behind a legacy of optimism and consensus building Amanda Taheri is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. She is a ...

The Supreme Court offered an affectionate tribute to Justice Stephen Breyer on Wednesday, after he participated in his last oral argument on that bench. The 83-year-old justice is retiring at the end ...

Justice Stephen Breyer has notified the White House that his retirement will be effective Thursday, June 30, at noon ET. In a letter to President Joe Biden, Breyer said it had been his “great honor” ...

Jan Crawford is CBS News' chief legal correspondent and a recognized authority on the Supreme Court. Her 2007 book, "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for the Control of the United ...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer can come across as a bookish government man, captivated by the nitty-gritty of regulations and convinced that Washington, on the whole, works. Ensconced in ...