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Then they would have understood the difference between the two decisions and why the Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 ruling, established a brand new precedent overturing those used by the lower court.
New Haven firefighter blasts Sotomayor for ruling 'along racial lines' 2009
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To be fair, the proponents of reviving privileges or immunities haven taken pains to explain why, pursuant to the Casey methodology, overturing Slaughterhouse is justified.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Institute for Justice brief in McDonald v. Chicago 2009
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It seems reasonable to assume that there are a few justices that at least want to be able to write a concurrence/dissent strongly arguing for overturing Slaughterhouse.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Commentary on the Briefing in McDonald v. City of Chicago 2009
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Look, even if I were elected President, there's no guarantee I would appoint a John Roberts clone -- that's a chance we take with EVERY candidate -- short of a full-blown Civil War, however, I think abolitionists in the 1850's would have been very content just overturing Dred Scott and being able to continue the fight in each State.
Bopp, Top Social Conservative Supporter Of Romney, Lashes Out At Brownback For Pro-Rudy Comments 2009
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Look, even if I were elected President, there's no guarantee I would appoint a John Roberts clone -- that's a chance we take with EVERY candidate -- short of a full-blown Civil War, however, I think abolitionists in the 1850's would have been very content just overturing Dred Scott and being able to continue the fight in each State.
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According to an article in my local paper, Palin would like to census books in her local library and she is in favor of overturing Roe v.
Obama / Biden Bumper Stickers | Barack Obama | positively Barack 2008
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McGeorge School of Law, wrote the 5-4 majority opinion encouraging corporations and unions to spend any amount to further pervert the electoral process, while overturing a century of constitutional precedent in the process.
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The dollar surged on Friday, overturing its losses in European morning trade, as investors dashed for cover amid talk of derivative trade problems at French bank Societe
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State Sen. Matt McCoy, the first openly gay member of the Iowa Legislature, released a video on YouTube following today's ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court overturing the ban on same-sex marriage.
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President Obama signed a executive order overturing the Bush administration's restrictions on federally financed human embryonic stem cell research.
The Caucus 2009
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