Word: souter
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Justice David H. Souter ’61 mentioned a study by former Harvard President Derek C. Bok to challenge Olson’s argument that affirmative action may in fact stigmatize minorities instead of benefitting them...
...Wednesday evening, the court ruled 7-0 in favor of the Democrats, and clerks around New Jersey started putting Lautenberg's name on the November 5th ballot. GOP lawyers appealed to U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who has the delightful task of reviewing all appeals out of New Jersey. No word yet on what SCOTUS will do with this...
...liberty interest is, at the least, strong enough to raise a serious question as to whether? the Constitution permits detention that is indefinite and potentially permanent," Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court. Justice Sandra Day O?Connor joined the Court's liberal bloc (Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer and Souter) in the majority...
...Arizona Senator?s pet cause, campaign finance reform, got a boost when the Court ruled 5-4 to uphold limits on so-called "coordinated" campaign contributions. Justices Souter, Ginsberg, O?Connor, Stevens and Breyer were in the majority. The decision means donations from political parties to specific candidates (generally for campaign expenditures like mass mailings and ads) are subject to Federal Election Commission guidelines, and thus limits can be placed on how much money is contributed. Any ripples from this ruling are likely to be more symbolic than practical; while campaign finance reform remains a hot topic in Washington, coordinated...
...Justices Ginsberg, Souter and Stevens dissented, citing previous rulings enforcing the strict separation of church and state. Justice Breyer, who generally joins Ginsberg, Souter and Stevens in opposition to the majority?s more conservative rulings, abandoned his usual post and cast his lot with Justices Scalia, Thomas, O?Connor, Kennedy and Rehnquist...