Stephen Breyer - The Supreme Court During Wartime

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/13/Security_Roundtable_Breyer_Friedman_Abizaid

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer discusses the responsibilities of the Judiciary during wartime.

This excerpt is taken from a Stanford University roundtable discussion entitled "Courting Disaster: The Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet," featuring panelists John Abizaid, Thomas L. Friedman, Stephen Breyer, and others.

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"Courting Disaster: The Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet."

Stanford President John Hennessy, journalist Carlos Watson, and a panel of leading figures in international affairs, energy development, media, and government joined an audience of more than 5,500 people in Maples Pavilion for the second annual Roundtable at Stanford University.

The wide-ranging discussion covered issues such as America's role in the world, the war in Iraq and unrest in the Middle East, terrorism and nuclear proliferation, the upcoming presidential election and climate change. -- Stanford University

Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, was born in San Francisco, California, August 15, 1938.

He received an A.B. from Stanford University, a B.A. from Magdalen College, Oxford, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Justice Arthur Goldberg of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1964 Term, as a Special Assistant to the Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Antitrust, 1965-1967, as an Assistant Special Prosecutor of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973, as Special Counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1974-1975, and as Chief Counsel of the committee, 1979-1980.

He was an Assistant Professor, Professor of Law, and Lecturer at Harvard Law School, 1967-1994, a Professor at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, 1977-1980, and a Visiting Professor at the College of Law, Sydney, Australia and at the University of Rome.

From 1980-1990, he served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as its Chief Judge, 1990-1994. He also served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994, and of the United States Sentencing Commission, 1985-1989.

President Clinton nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat August 3, 1994.

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[jwlvs]

Damn I love Fora's uploads. From Dave Barry to Stephen Breyer and everything between.

Thanks guys!

[ForaTv]

Thank you!

[etsneroj]

"Elitistly"? Not to be elitist, but you're an idiot.

[metalshredder]

He was approved and appointed by your representatives as someone who is an expert on constitutional interpretation.

[UdallIn72]

@Einsteinbomb

Take off every Zig.

[agapitoflores001]

two thumbs up for this video.

[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, ForaTv.

[Zendout1]

The Supreme Court---some of the most Retarded Liberals on planet Earth

[heartlessvietboy]

What goes on at the US Supreme Court who knows. Hurry and Re-Write the Constitution. Double Jeopardy should be no more. Hurry up and bang it through before we lose it. Correct what is wrong. City Ordinance, Laws, etc.

[AntonBatey]

@johns279

Worse than Thomas?

[Einsteinbomb]

Great Justice!

[RavingDissension]

@metalshredder

"He was approved and appointed by your representatives as someone who is an expert on constitutional interpretation."

So was Justice Holmes and Taney; are you actually saying Breyer is qualified because the Senate approved him?

Lol, it's all politics kid.