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...importance of the stakes, however, was underscored by the extraordinary vehemence of some of the dissenting opinions. In the abortion case, Justice Thurgood Marshall asserted that the majority ruling would drive many women "to back-alley butchers." Justice Potter Stewart chose to dramatize his dissent in the contracting-quotas case by reading it aloud. He accused the court majority in effect of endorsing "racism," and he practically spat out the word. Justice John Paul Stevens added that if race is to be a criterion for receiving public funds, the Government will have to start spelling out who belongs to what...
...dissent, Justices Stewart and William Rehnquist furiously argued that the Constitution permits no discrimination of any kind between races. By the majority's logic, wrote Stewart in the dissent that he read aloud on the day of the decision, "the Government implicitly teaches the public that the apportionment of rewards and penalties can legitimately be made according to race-rather than according to merit or ability." He concluded bitterly: "There are those who think that we need a new Constitution, and their views may some day prevail. But under the Constitution we have, one practice Sin which Government...
...Justice William Brennan, declared that the old act did indeed allow individuals to sue states for violating federal law. What is more, the court ruled that under a 1976 statute, successful plaintiffs may recover legal fees from the losing party in such cases. In a 23-page dissent, Justice Lewis Powell scolded the majority for ignoring "the lessons of history, logic, and policy" in extending the act beyond protection of civil rights. He predicted a rash of suits against the states for their handling of food stamps, educational benefits and other federal programs...
...into the hearts and minds of even the most phlegmatic. By contrast, Jane and Michael's banker father sings, "Tradition, discipline and rules must be the tools." Mary manages to convert him eventually, though. The Politburo would surely censor this film--never has the case for healthy dissent been so eloquently stated. The message is simple: if you start worrying about conquering nations, you easily forget to feed the birds. And that can be very, very costly...
...majority agreed that the informant's conduct amounted to interrogation, and since Henry was in custody, he was entitled to have a lawyer present. The test, devised 16 years ago in Massiah vs. U.S., is whether the informant "deliberately elicited" the statements. In a dissent, Justice Harry Blackmun complained that even evidence obtained from a " 'negligent' triggering of events" will now be inadmissible. But liberal scholars were pleased. Said the University of Michigan's Yale Kamisar: "After years of moaning about keeping out reliable evidence, the Chief Justice writes an opinion making Massiah stronger than ever...