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What this may mean for the current court is unclear. With decisions due on abortion, affirmative action and similarly ticklish issues, George W. Bush's appointees--John Roberts and Samuel Alito--will probably deliver the conservative goods this term. But after that? If the study is correct, don't bet on it. A lot surely depends on Justice Kennedy. If he remains steady in his opposition to affirmative action, for example, that will mean the policy is in trouble. Not so if he renews his drift to the left...
...such terms. It’s unfortunate that this most inane incident has caused the greatest uproar, but regardless, the significance of the trial cannot be understated. The incremental retreat of student rights here represents a threat to the foundation of rights everywhere. We agree with Justice Samuel A. Alito, who said that claiming that schools can block any speech that interferes with their educational mission is “a very, very disturbing argument...
Beneficial Professor of Law Charles Fried, a former U.S. solicitor general, said he could not recall a Harvard professor taking a case to the high court since Roberts and Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined the court in late 2005 and early 2006 respectively...
...country and school districts struggle to remain integrated, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pointed to a potential paradox of the Jefferson County suit. "What's constitutionally required one day gets constitutionally prohibited the next day?" she pondered. "That's very odd." But the newest members of the Court, Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts, seemed skeptical of such open-ended social engineering. And Justice Anthony Kennedy, who could be the swing vote in this case, worried about the Supreme Court letting a school district that is no longer under court supervision use skin color as a basis for student...
Counsel, sharpen your legal arguments. The Supreme Court returns for its new term this week, and it's expected to be a corker. This will be the court's first full term with Samuel Alito in Sandra Day O'Connor's old seat. And on the docket are a raft of high-profile cases on hot-button issues that should give the best indication yet of the decision-making dynamics and working style of the John Roberts era. Here's a look at what to expect...