Episode 40 - Justice Stephen Breyer Needs to Retire Immediately

A show centered squarely in 1994 shouldn't often try to influence modern decision making, but the ongoing Supreme Court crisis cannot be ignored here at It Happened One Year! Sarah & Joe take us along separate, parallel journeys through court history, as Sarah details the life and times of '94 appointee Stephen Breyer, his early life, education, judicial career, and opinions opposite Joe's journey back through history, highlighting the other dozen men to occupy this Supreme Court seat. Finally, the hosts contemplate modern America's rolling conservative nightmare, with its minor public support and the crooked dealings that brought us to this point. Cameos abound from throughout American history, including George Washington, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Oliver Wendell Holmes, JFK, FDR, LBJ, the worst president in history, the historic Jewish seat of the court, and speculation about Breyer's '80s action hero style one-liners while he was in the army reserves. It might just be gallows humor, but interspersed with bon mots about copyright law, in this legislative fortieth episode!