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Breyer era shows court moving rightward over decades
Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement as the Supreme Court shifted from a moderate to a more conservative majority. The story traces his career from a stable liberal bloc with O Connor to the current 6-3 conservative tilt after the retirements and deaths of Ginsburg, Scalia, Kennedy, and others, and notes public confidence in the court dipping to 54 percent in a recent Gallup poll. Breyer remains hopeful about future generations and the court’s direction.
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