Word: opinionizing
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...instead of arguing with Finkelman’s contention that Scott was not a citizen, Yale Law School professor Akhil R. Amar, one of Scott’s lawyers, conceded that point while directing his fire at the more outrageous claims made in Taney’s opinion...
...They should have written a narrow, restrained opinion indicating that they had no jurisdiction,” said Judge Carlos F. Lucero, who serves on the Denver-based Tenth Circuit. “In today’s parlance, they were cruisin’ for a bruisin’, and they...
...Judge Ann Claire Williams, who serves on the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit, said that the court’s opinion was inevitable given the political climate of the day and Taney’s position as chief justice. Taney himself was a southerner and a slave owner...
...Breyer provided more speculation as to why Taney wrote such a broad, extreme opinion when a more modest one would have been legally stronger...
...What is your analysis of the ongoing rebuilding effort in and around New Orleans? What changes, if any, would you make in that effort? In your opinion, what has been the greatest mistake made with regard to rebuilding? -Ethan L. McWilliams from Fairbanks...