Word: scalias
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...Steven Breyer: The most junior member of the Court, Breyer was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994, replacing Harry Blackmun. Breyer is seen as a pragmatist who often takes issue with Justices Scalia and Thomas's narrow view of constitutional rights, preferring to consider the impact of law on the lives of everyday people. Rose to prominence and gained respect of congressional Republicans after deconstructing extremely complex deregulation guidelines for the airline industry. Often sides with the liberal wing of the Court: Justices Souter, Ginsburg and Stevens...
...alarming paucity of academic diversity at HLS. Thomas reports that in 2003, there were no professors at HLS who adhere to the conservative “originalist” interpretation of the Constitution, despite the fact that it is the philosophy of choice of many leading jurists, including Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Conservative students report being routinely hissed and booed after making comments in class...
...very difficult to predict a potential nominee’s behavior once he or she is actually on the bench. Republican nominees from Earl Warren to John Paul Stevens to David Souter have gone on to be among the Court’s most liberal justices; Antonin Scalia, widely considered today’s most conservative justice, was confirmed 98-0 by the Senate...
...FEEL ABOUT ANTONIN SCALIA OR CLARENCE THOMAS BECOMING CHIEF JUSTICE IF WILLIAM REHNQUIST DECIDES TO RESIGN...
WOULD YOU SUPPORT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA FOR CHIEF JUSTICE IF WILLIAM REHNQUIST HAS TO STEP DOWN? I'm not going to anticipate any of the specific nominations. I'm going to await the President's decisions, and whoever the nominee is, [including] if it's Scalia, we'll give him a comprehensive hearing...