Breyer Is Back Lobbing Hypotheticals at First Circuit Return (1)

Retired US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer asked hypotheticals about punching law enforcement officers and driving a motorcycle through the Boston Common in his first day back hearing cases for the First Circuit.

Breyer, 86, returned to the bench Wednesday as an active questioner after a more than two-year-long hiatus since he stepped down from the high court. In that time, he published a book and has been teaching at Harvard Law School, as well as making public appearances at First Circuit events.

“Just walking around this morning looking at the harbor from the court, I thought, ...