Posts Tagged ‘Antonin Scalia’

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How Chief Justice John Roberts Stared Down the Tea Party and Won

on July 5th, 2012 at 3:14 pm

There’s been a lot of talk about the dramatic circumstances that led the Supreme Court to vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act last Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts was the deciding vote in a narrow 5-4 decision and many have speculated on why he chose to vote with the more moderate justices. CBS News […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Will Anthony Kennedy Go Down as the Worst Supreme Court Justice in Modern Times?

on June 19th, 2012 at 4:09 pm

While most would think that the distinction of worst recent Supreme Court justice would go to Antonin Scalia or Clarence Thomas, two men who read every court case through an ideological lens, Anthony Kennedy might just be the actual winner. Why? Because Kennedy’s votes actually matter. He is the swing vote on the divided nine-person […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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