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Scalia Misquoted On Brown v. Board Of Education (CORRECTED)

Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Activist Judges, Justice Scalia, Brown v. Board of Education, Constitution, Antonin Scalia, Politics News

CORRECTION: An item posted here -- reporting that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that if he were on the court in 1954, he would have dissen...

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Marriage Rights Should Not Be Determined By Popular Opinion

Fred Silberberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jim Crow, Tyranny-of-the-Majority, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Discrimination, Full-Faith-and-Credit-Clause, Minority, Constitution, Separation of Church and State, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Activist Judges, Inside DC, Politics News
Fred Silberberg

Allowing marriage to become the subject of a popular opinion poll, as has taken place in this country, disturbs the very principles upon which this nation was founded.

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The Supreme Lightness of Meaning

Bob Franken | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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Bob Franken

Just what do people mean by "judicial activism? Should we prefer judicial passivity?

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In Choosing Souter's Replacement, Obama Should Follow the Lead of... George W. Bush?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Collective Bargaining, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Al Franken, George W. Bush, President Obama, Activist Judges, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Harriet Miers, Campaign Finance Reform, Sandra Day O'Connor, Conservatives, George H.W. Bush, Partial Birth Abortion, Antitrust, William Rehnquist, Judge Henry Friendly, William O. Douglas, Antonin Scalia, d.c. Handgun Ban, John Roberts, Hank Aaron, Barack Obama, Conservative Activist Judges, Exclusionary Rule, Jimmy Carter, Samuel Alito, Bipartisanship, Anthony Kennedy, Republicans, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

If George W. Bush was able to influence the Court for the next 20 years, Obama certainly should do the same.

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The Final Rose Ceremony: Prop 8

Judge David Young | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Activist Judges, California Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, California Attorney General, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Judge David Young

Every once in a while basic constitutional rights safeguard minority groups from the tyranny of an electoral majority. I'm hoping this is one of these times.

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Still With Us: The Politics of Fear

William Fisher | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Activist Judges, Islamophobia, Terrorism, Atif Irfan, Airtran, Keith Rollins, Obama Muslim, Barack Obama, Politics News
William Fisher

The past few weeks have given us yet more evidence that our post-9/11 Islamophobia is still alive and well.

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What So Proudly We Hail (video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 07.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Finish the Job, Star-Spangled Banner, Martha Stewart, Old Glory, Betsy Ross, July 4, Obama, Mccain, Fourth of July, Patriotism, America, Bush, Activist Judges, Antique, Southampton, American Pride, Privet Cove, Constantine Patsimas, Collecting, Antiques, Media News
Tom Gregory

Times may change but he American Flag remains undaunted, ready to solicit a tear of joy, surge of pride, or a blast of an anthem at her spot-lit presence.

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