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Affirmative Action, Justice Kennedy, And The Virtues Of The Middle Ground, Allen K. Rostron Jan 2013

Affirmative Action, Justice Kennedy, And The Virtues Of The Middle Ground, Allen K. Rostron

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When the Supreme Court hears arguments this fall about the constitutionality of affirmative action policies at the University of Texas, attention will be focused once again on Justice Anthony Kennedy. With the rest of the Court split between a bloc of four reliably liberal jurists and an equally solid cadre of four conservatives, the spotlight regularly falls on Kennedy, the swing voter that each side in every closely divided and ideologically charged case desperately hopes to attract. Critics condemn Kennedy for having an unprincipled, capricious, and self-aggrandizing style of decision-making. Though he is often decisive in the sense of casting …


The Supreme Court Report 2004-05: The End Of The Rehnquist Era, Julie M. Cheslik Jan 2005

The Supreme Court Report 2004-05: The End Of The Rehnquist Era, Julie M. Cheslik

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Strict Constructionism And The Strike Zone, Douglas O. Linder Jan 1987

Strict Constructionism And The Strike Zone, Douglas O. Linder

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