Stephen Breyer: “We can do it best by helping ensure that the Constitution remains workable in a broad sense of the term.”

to invalidate the plans under review is to threaten the promise of Brown. The plurality position, I fear, would break that promise. This is a decision that the Court and nation will come to regret.

I am glad today for Ketanji, her hard work, integrity and intelligence have earned her a place on this court. I`m glad for my fellow justices. They get a colleague who is empathetic, thoughtful and collegial. I am glad for America. Ketanji…

It's not just an election. Imagine you were on the court that decided Brown v. Board of Education. Imagine that you were on the court that – that had to decide, for example, whether President Nixon was immune from giving – didn't have to…

I can only do this for so much longer. The Democrats will lose control of the Senate, in the next election. And if that happens, the next opening will not be for two years. So, I have to do it now.