Breyer pays tribute to Merhige at UR law school 
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Unlike politicians, judges cannot let popularity influence their decisions, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer said Thursday.
"Congress is the expert on popularity," Breyer told an invitation-only gathering of lawyers, judges and academics at the University of Richmond School of Law.
Breyer spoke at a ceremony dedicating the law school's moot courtroom in memory of the ...
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