Gorsuch and Breyer meet on ‘common ground’ in rare joint keynote discussion

Published November 14, 2024 10:57pm ET



Two Supreme Court justices from near-opposite ends of the ideological spectrum sat down for a rare keynote discussion at the Federalist Society’s annual Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C., discussing the “common ground” they share.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, the first justice nominated under President-elect Donald Trump, joined retired Justice Stephen Breyer, a nominee of former President Bill Clinton, to discuss administrative law and regulations. The discussion came at a time when public confidence in a Supreme Court dominated by a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority sunk to record lows following the overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago.

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