Comments on: Today’s Opinions

By: Muni Lawyer

Muni Lawyer — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 16:12:26 +0000

A Foolish Inconsistency?

I cannot identify the principle which would suggest it is abhorent for the Supremes to federalize death penalty law, but acceptable to federalize state property law.

By: Milbarge

Milbarge — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 04:37:23 +0000

I don’t think he was feeling too respectful. And note that he did at least say “I dissent” early on. My understanding is that leaving out the “respectfully” is never an accident in cases like this.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:54:24 +0000

The posted versions of Justice Scalia’s dissenting opinion seem to contain no conclusion (e.g., “I respectfully dissent”). Is it possible that these posted versions are incomplete?

By: Vote for Judges

Vote for Judges — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:46:33 +0000

Entirely predictable

Kennedy also, again, wrote a majority opinion overturning recent precedent. Lawrence overturned the 1986 decision in Bowers v. Georgia. Roper overturns the court’s 1989 decision in Stanford v. Kentucky.

In other words, if we’re liberalizing U.S. l…