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On semantics and snails - Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer visits Brown
April 15, 2025
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 15 -- Brown University posted the following news:

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On semantics and snails: Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer visits Brown

To understand what it means to be an appeals court judge, retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer told a story he once read of a French biology professor riding on a train with a basket full of snails.

The conductor asked the passenger if he had a tic . . .

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