Justices Breyer and Scalia Spar During Oral Arguments
0 Comments Published by Kedar April 20th, 2009 in Antonin Scalia, Oral Arguments, Stephen Breyer, Supreme CourtJustices Breyer and Scalia went at it today during oral arguments in Horne v. Flores.
Scene: Justice Breyer brings up a set of statistics from the record.
Tags: Advocates, Oral Arguments, Supreme Court, Supreme Court BarJUSTICE SCALIA: Excuse me. I am not following this exchange because I don’t understand whether the — the statewide percentage is the statewide percentage of English learners or the statewide percentage of all students.
MR. [KENNETH] STARR: Here is — and I think we can cut to — I’m sorry.
JUSTICE SCALIA: If you can’t answer that, I think Justice Breyer can. But I would like to know what comparison —
JUSTICE BREYER: He doesn’t actually have the right to ask me questions.
(Laughter.)
JUSTICE SCALIA: I don’t. That’s — that’s exactly true. But —
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: Very much true. Counsel, why don’t you try and answer?




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