Justice Stephen Breyer announced in a letter to President Joe Biden his retirement from the high court is effective tomorrow.

A new Democratic-controlled Senate boosts the chances Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, would retire this year and offer new President Joe Biden an early opportunity to put his imprint on ...

Justice Breyer formally announced his retirement on Thursday, writing in a letter to President Joe Biden that he plans to step down when the court begins its summer recess Supreme Court Chief ...

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Wednesday defended sitting Chief Justice John Roberts pushing back against President Trump's call to impeach a federal judge presiding over his mass ...

And when the Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in 2012, Breyer joined Chief Justice John Roberts in striking down the act’s Medicaid-expansion provision on flimsy legal grounds.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer used a rare public appearance to reflect on his intellectual staying power and vigorous daily routine that sustains him on the job.

Supreme Court Justice Breyer participates in his last oral argument, colleagues offer 'deep appreciation' Chief Justice John Roberts called it a 'privilege' to serve with Breyer, who is retiring ...

Justice Breyer said his new place in the overall court pecking order — he now gets to speak third in deliberations after Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas — “has made a ...

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who plans to step down this year after nearly three decades on the high court, has made his mark as a pragmatist who helped forge compromises ...

Chief Justice John Roberts reads letters to recently retired Justice Stephen Breyer. (William Hennessy) The courtroom is full Thursday morning as everyone seems to have gotten used to the switch from ...

In a glowing statement issued Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts said Breyer had enriched the court's deliberations "with pragmatism, encyclopedic knowledge, and varied government experience." ...