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...with the additions of David H. Souter '61 and Clarence Thomas, the Court is even more conservative than in 1989. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's middle-of-the-road tie-breaking position prevented an overturn in 1989, when four justices were prepared for reversal and four were opposed. Now two of four supporters of Roe are gone...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Fight the Power? | 1/31/1992 | See Source »

...precedents to help predict what the Supreme Court will decide. The Justices ruled 5 to 3 last year, for example, that municipalities can be compelled to correct vestiges of prior discrimination. The question is whether college systems have a similar duty, since students attend them voluntarily. Justice David Souter was asked in his confirmation hearings about racial discrimination, and replied that there was a duty not only to stop it but also to offer redress. Clarence Thomas, according to individuals familiar with his thinking, is said to be "pro-black colleges," but in public pronouncements he has leaned toward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Black Colleges Worth Saving? | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

What a difference a year makes. In the peace and quiet of his Supreme Court chambers, unassuming Justice David Souter is emerging as a candid, erudite and surprisingly forceful leader. Expect eventual consideration as Chief Justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forward Spin: Nov. 11, 1991 | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

...think this is more specifically a reaction to the Bork nomination...now the "blank slate" nominees, and I guess Souter is the best example, get precedence because people can't find things to not confirm them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Court and Constitution: A Talk with Anthony Lewis | 10/10/1991 | See Source »

...like Souter, who...had respectably been a lawyer. Thomas has hardly been a lawyer at all, and that's the reason he should be rejected...Nobody should have voted for him. He's simply not conceivably equipped to be a Supreme Court justice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Court and Constitution: A Talk with Anthony Lewis | 10/10/1991 | See Source »

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