Justice Stephen G. Breyer, right, spoke of a "grand canyon" between lawyers' and judges' pay. Chairman Paul A. Volcker, below, cited political obstacles to pay raises. Share live updatespolitics11 ...

There are more than 330 million people, and my mother used to say it's every race, it's every religion -- and she would emphasize this -- and it's every point of view possible," Breyer said.

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer said Friday that the high court soon will face difficult cases that ask whether the government has gone too far in the war on terrorism.