"It feels borderline therapeutic these days to be in a room with someone who still believes the Supreme Court can be coaxed back into functioning like a responsible branch of government instead of the feral political creature rampaging across constitutional order. Last week, Justice Stephen Breyer received the inaugural David Boies Prize at a ceremony hosted by the NYU School of Law, projecting a level of hopefulness typically reserved for Cubs fans in March."
"David Boies presented the award, bestowed upon a recipient for their "exceptional commitment to justice and the betterment of society," introducing his former Senate Judiciary Committee colleague and sitting down for a brief fireside chat. It was Breyer's second speaking engagement of the day, having opened the morning with an NYU panel discussion on "Democratic Institutions Under Pressure: A Judicial Perspective" with retired Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella and moderated by NYU Constitutional Law Professor Sam Issacharoff."
"It's a topic that dominated a panel at the recent Society for the Rule of Law conference as well. Recently, twelve anonymous judges called upon the Supreme Court to do something to improve the situation. In response to these grave threats to personal safety and the pall it places over the judicial system, Republicans have called for an investigation to punish the judges for speaking out."
Justice Stephen Breyer received the inaugural David Boies Prize at NYU School of Law, conveying cautious optimism about the judiciary amid escalating threats. The prize honored "exceptional commitment to justice and the betterment of society." Breyer also participated in an NYU panel on "Democratic Institutions Under Pressure: A Judicial Perspective" with retired Justice Rosalie Abella and professor Sam Issacharoff. Concerns about heightened threats to judges and courts were central, with reports of anonymous judges urging Supreme Court action. Republican calls for investigations targeting judges who spoke out followed. Increased security measures received praise while worries persisted about institutional risks to judicial functioning.
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