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Whoever follows Blackmun will find a court in which the sharp divisions of 10 years ago have subsided for now and the ideological direction is hard to discern. The centrist bloc that has emerged includes Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, David Souter and probably the most recent new Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She is almost certainly a supporter of abortion rights. Since she replaced Byron White, an opponent, the court majority to uphold Roe v. Wade appears secure...
...David Souter finds for 2 Live Crew's send-up of Roy Orbison...
...artists, some of whom, embroiled in controversies regarding obscenity and violence, worry about the racial evenhandedness of the American justice system. Says Courtney Branch, producer of the top-selling acts D.J. Quik and Mad Flava: "I was skeptical of the Supreme Court at first. But I would say to Souter that I thank him for being able to look past the color line to the art and musicians' freedom to say what they would like...
...unanimous Supreme Court opinion has broadened the application of "fair use" in copyright law. Writing for the court in favor of the rap group 2 Live Crew, which had produced a raunchy version of the 1964 classic Oh, Pretty Woman, Justice David Souter said parody "can provide social benefit by shedding light on an earlier work and, in the process, creating...
...DAVID SOUTER...