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This is a case in which substantial damage could be done to abortion rights without anyone seriously being able to claim that Roe v. Wade is in danger.

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In the short run, the 'federalism revolution' of the 1990s is undeniably his most significant substantive achievement. But whether these rulings will survive in the long run, or instead be reversed, remains to be seen. It's much more likely that the Rehnquist Court's surprisingly liberal rulings -- on abortion, on gay rights, on gender -- will actually represent the most indelible legacy.

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Much of her behavior of the past 15 years aa all the crass or embarrassing commercial uses of his name or image aa has its roots in the sense of privation she experienced when he was alive. Not only did they not have any money, but Doc did not believe in spending money on the family and the household. He would spend money on food, good hotels, good suits, but that was about it.

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Other scholars wonder whether Rehnquist's federalism trend will persist after his departure. In the short run, the 'federalism revolution' of the 1990s is undeniably his most significant substantive achievement, ... But whether these rulings will survive in the long run, or instead be reversed, remains to be seen. It's much more likely that the Rehnquist Court's surprisingly liberal rulings -- on abortion, on gay rights, on gender -- will actually represent the most indelible legacy.

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It's a real, powerfully original argument the U.S. solicitor general is making here. And Roberts is not only indisputably the fifth and controlling vote so long as Kennedy agrees with him, Roberts will control how far the Court majority chooses to take this.

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Politically or ideologically oriented evaluations of Chief Justice Rehnquist should not overlook what a successful and popular chief justice he was within the Court as the justices' presiding officer. The contrast between Rehnquist's undeniably happy Court and that of his predecessor, Warren E. Burger, could not have been greater.

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I just can't imagine a scenario in which the White House seriously risks a defeat.

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I believe he believes in shrinking the social or political footprint of the court. But can you think of any current justices, right or left, who believe the same thing

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Much of the controversy about abortion is really stimulated by the interest groups on both sides of the political question, rather than by ordinary Americans. The American people and many political leaders have already made up their minds about legal abortion.

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A committed conservative with interpersonal skills equal to or superior to Rehnquist's would be a far more effective chief justice than a nominee of equal intellect who lacks those graces.

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This court has been very aggressive in defining the bounds of the other branches, and Congress in particular. And that has to do with Rehnquist's vision as much as anybody's.

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The No. 1 thing is that this is the entire court - especially O'Connor - again trying to turn down the temperature on the issue and force both sides toward the middle. This is the court saying We don't want to give either side all or nothing. We're going to force you to split the loaf.

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Prior to Roe , ... whether one could obtain a legal abortion in the face of an unwanted pregnancy was a crap shoot. For 30 years now, it's been a constitutionally guaranteed right.

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Judge Roberts has a combination of substantive expertise and stylistic smoothness ... He's likely to fly through this without anyone laying a fingernail on him.

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the serious constitutional heavy lifting is done in the Justice Department.

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The health exception is based on professional respect and regard for doctors. Health is anything a doctor says it is, and neither legislators nor judges should be redefining it. I don't think it can be abused.

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Within the world of Austin and (Bush's) growing up in Texas, SMU is more than perfectly respectable, It certainly is above, say, Baylor in that sense, ... SMU may not quite be ranked by anybody with Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory or Tulane. But it is in that family even if not atop that family.

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The phrasing of it is so atypical, almost original. I think it's an important indicator of what kind of justice he might be.

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There are no real blockbuster cases on the docket so far. But there are a number of unusual cases out there, issues the justices want to revisit.

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I come away with a very strong impression that Roberts will be a much more classical judicial restraint justice than any of the current justices. He betrays no real policy agenda.

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It will be his court. And we'll know soon enough what that means.

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Almost certainly on the table here is an awful lot more than the federal partial-birth ban.

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I very much think Sandra Day O'Connor will indeed remain a 'real' justice.

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Among the four liberals the others are John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Souter, Breyer is probably the one who most often strays from the reservation. He is the biggest example on this current court that justices can be unpredictable.

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The court will be in an extremely unsettled and uncertain situation until Justice O'Connor's successor is confirmed and seated. No one including the justices themselves will know for sure whether the nine justices who hear a case will be the same nine who will decide it.

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