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Reagan Legacy Seen on the Supreme Court
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Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Jun 07, 2004 11:25am |
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News Date | Monday, June 7, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | Reagan Legacy Seen on the Supreme Court
The Honolulu Advertiser
Ronald Reagan's conservatism can be seen at the nation's highest court, dominated by his colorful and influential choices. Reagan's most cheered choice was that of a then-little known judge from Arizona, Sandra Day O'Connor, as the first woman on the Supreme Court. Reagan also picked the court's leader, William H. Rehnquist. Rehnquist turns 80 this year. He noted Reagan's death during Monday's court session and said justices would adjourn "in respect for his memory." His other Supreme Court justices were Antonin Scalia and Anthony M. Kennedy.
"That is Ronald Reagan's hand on the Supreme Court every day," Stephen Wermiel, an American University law professor who follows the court, said after Reagan died Saturday. O'Connor and Kennedy have disappointed some conservatives with their often moderate positions. The Reagan justices are key swing votes and side with the court liberals sometimes in affirmative action, abortion and death penalty cases. "Would he have been totally pleased with all four? Probably not," said Nicole Garnett, a Notre Dame law professor and former clerk at the Supreme Court. "He would have wanted more Rehnquists. Maybe Scalias." When Kennedy wrote a decision last year striking down bans on gay sex, Scalia accused his colleagues of inviting same-sex marriage and said Kennedy's ruling "coos" over a feel-good, gay rights agenda. |
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