Word: antonin
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...cannot control our decision. Our obligation is to define the liberty of all, not to mandate our own moral code." Despite this affirmation of Roe, the court permitted greater restrictions on abortion by the states. In a 7-to-2 vote, the three were joined by Justices William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Byron White (all of whom had scathingly dissented from the affirmation of Roe) in upholding provisions of Pennsylvania's law. Among them: a requirement that teenagers show the consent of one parent or a judge, and another that stipulates a 24-hour waiting period...
...rights, the Rehnquist court has been predictably conservative in its approach. But last week, as the term entered its final days, the high court issued a quartet of decisions that showed a distinct pro-First Amendment, pro-civil liberties streak that surprised many observers. What was clear was that Antonin Scalia and Thomas, the right wing of the court, were far from controlling the agenda. Instead, a group of Justices -- Sandra Day O'Connor, David Souter and Anthony Kennedy -- combined to demonstrate the existence of a new centrist core. "These cases may indicate the emergence of a stronger, more open...
...Blood was the Loeb Ex's latest attempt at giving Harvard theater a good kick in the pants. An incomprehensible and highly derivative kick, but a kick nevertheless. The viewers may have wondered at times how so much irritating pretentiousness could be crammed into a seventeen-minute production of Antonin Artaud's play, but director David Gammons did it, and with considerable flair...
...stood by, instructing the guards "not to have too much fun." The high court held that the use of such excessive force may constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment even if the inmate does not suffer serious injury. But in a dissent joined only by Justice Antonin Scalia, Thomas wrote that the court's decision was "yet another manifestation of the pervasive view that the Federal Constitution must address all ills in our society...
...courts have replaced freedom of religion with freedom from religion. A nation's identity is informed by morality, and morality by faith. How can people freely debate issues like nuclear arms or the death penalty, how can children be educated, without any reference to spiritual heritage? As Justice Antonin Scalia observed in 1987, "Political activism by the religiously motivated is part of our heritage." The accommodationists deny that their agenda is to enforce conformity; all they want is for their positions to get a fair hearing...