Today at Brookings: Justice Stephen Breyer Discusses "The Court and the World"

At 2:00 pm today at Brookings, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will discuss his new book The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities. Brookings President Strobe Talbott will provide introductory remarks, while Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes and Newsweek's Dahlia Lithwick will appear on a panel following Justice Breyer's remarks.

Lawfare will webcast the event live on the site here.

For more information, see the Brookings event announcement.

In his new book, "The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities,"Justice Stephen Breyer of the United States Supreme Court investigates how globalization affects the workings of the United States’ legal system. In an increasingly connected world, with instant communications and expedited trade, the steady operation of American laws depends more on the cooperation of other jurisdictions than at any other time in the country’s history. How can the Court balance critical issues, such as national security imperatives, while attempting to understand the geographical reach of the United States’ influence?

On January 21, Governance Studies at Brookings will host a discussion addressing Justice Breyer’s new book in addition to other important issues related to the new global realities of an ever-expanding world. After the session, panelists will take audience questions.