During testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Justices Breyer and Kennedy discuss Twitter, Facebook and social media. Justice Breyer says, "Judges wear black robes so that they will resist the temptation to publicize themselves."
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writersblock26 3 months ago
You make the choice and sometimes the choice makes you, the integrity of an impartial justice system is priceless, the loss of its integrity leaves no reason for its respect by the people in any society!-Born to do battle, drafted at birth.a.k.a.Warrior Breed!-Michael E. McKinzy, Sr.-04-19-2011
mckinzymichael 10 months ago
looks down at 0:52 as he says "greater interest and greater awareness in public affairs" The supreme court, the axe men of corporate america.
rezi206 10 months ago
"We really speak for the law, and that is to be anonymous." That's a great sentiment and a good reason to not engage in 'the facebook' or the 'tweeterer'.
fugitivepeas 10 months ago
The "Tweeter" ...lol
bornthug213 10 months ago
As long as the justice is so un-hip that he dosn't even know how to pronounce the name of the service, I doubt it's affecting his rulings much.
DonSSanders 10 months ago 2
Many people live a second life in social media
fedee612 10 months ago
It's a Black op .. Fake BoobTube , Faceplant & Bird Blog accounts ..
can you add ?? Only 5% of people in lybia hav internet But 90% hav a canary account .. & 99 % want "Real Change"
oicub2 10 months ago
They wear the black robes to show "blind" justice, but it's nothing more than a dog and pony show when the media refers to them as "conservatives" or "liberals." It's really a sad testimony of just how much our democracy has failed to hold true the values set forward by our founders.
mrbhave 10 months ago