Kennedy to Become 156th Lawmaker Interred at Arlington Aug 29, 2009
Also, President William Howard Taft who served as Chief Justice of the United States is buried at Arlington, as are Chief Justices Earl Warren, Warren Earl Burger and William Rehnquist, and Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Potter Stewart, Thurgood Marshall, William O. Douglas, Arthur Joseph Goldberg, William Brennan Jr. and Harry Blackmun. Other public figures buried at Arlington include jazz musician Glenn Miller; Chicago Daily News Publisher and Secretary of the Navy William F. Knox; 19... (Roll Call)
Souter Blocks Access to His Papers for 50 Years Aug 27, 2009
who mined the papers of the late Justice Harry Blackmun for her 2005 book "Becoming Justice Blackmun," said of Souter's restriction, "I'm disappointed. There must have been a targeted way that Justice Souter could have removed memos or other information that he didn't want to make public, while at the same time not locking away for the next two generations the records of a fascinating period in Supreme Court history. David Souter has a great deal of wisdom to offer the country, and I hope that... (Law.com)
MICHAEL BARONE Aug 10, 2009
Dennis Kucinich, D-OH, yesterday whether the Federal Reserve was "paying banks high interest rates to keep funds... Published: Jul 22, 2009 Thursday is the day things tend to come to a boil on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress have been in town for three or four days, they're planning their exits on Friday to meet other commitments, they've had a chance to talk and meet with each other and sample the mood of their colleagues. This month, Thursdays have been very bad days for the Obama... (The Drudge Report)
Why No Evangelical Justice? Jul 24, 2009
All were white, all were male, all were Protestant: Warren Burger, Clement Haynsworth, Harrold Carswell, Harry Blackmun, Lewis Powell, William Rehnquist and John Paul Stevens. No diversity there. (Human Events Online)
Death Penalty Decisions Loom For Obama Jun 23, 2009
Likewise, President Bill Clinton was no stranger to what Justice Harry Blackmun once called the machinery of death. Clinton oversaw a total of four executions as governor of Arkansas. (CBS News -- Politics)
Is Sotomayor a Judicial Activist? New Studies May Shed Some Light Jun 6, 2009
The least activist justices were Felix Frankfurter, Warren Burger, Byron White and Harry Blackmun. The high court's most recent "swing" justices, Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy, ranked 14th and 11th, respectively. (Law.com)
High court justices rarely stray from course May 31, 2009
So were Earl Warren, William Brennan and Harry Blackmun ... After Senate Democrats rejected two of President Richard Nixon's court nominees in 1970, Nixon found what he was looking for - a law-and-order conservative named Harry Blackmun who could win confirmation ... So were Earl Warren, William Brennan and Harry Blackmun. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Liberal letdown on court pick unlikely May 27, 2009
Harry Blackmun, nominated by Richard Nixon in 1970. Lewis Powell, nominated by Nixon in 1971. (MSNBC -- Race)
Constitutional Moralist May 22, 2009
Given the legacy of Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and now Barack Obama to say nothing of Harry Blackmun and Ruth Bader Ginsburg that shouldn t be surprising. But after Nixon and Bush II to say nothing of Earl Warren, the liberal Republican who as governor of California interned Japanese-Americans during World War II traditional conservatives must recognize that there is an anti-constitutional Right as well. (The American Conservative)
Can Californians afford to keep the death penalty? May 17, 2009
I would prefer that capital punishment end because we come to our collective senses about what Justice Harry Blackmun called a penalty that "remains fraught with arbitrariness, discrimination, caprice, and mistake." However, I am not an elected public official who has the responsibility of spending the taxpayers' dollars wisely. The question posed by the Daily Astorian's editors does not appear to have occurred to our governor or more than a handful of state legislators. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Obama legal legacy begins with appointee May 4, 2009
This is not a foolproof method: Justice Harry Blackmun, a Nixon appointee, increasingly voted with liberal justices over his 24-year tenure. Another possible advantage of a judicial veteran is that she or he likely would be at ease discussing the law in nationally televised Senate Judiciary Committee hearings and, once on the bench, quickly would adjust to the demands of the high court. (USA Today)
How far left will Obama go with court pick? May 3, 2009
Served as law clerk for Justice Harry Blackmun 1981-1982 ... Clerked for Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun from 1976-1977. (AZCentral -- News)
Souter appears set to leave high court May 1, 2009
Their compromise position, combined with the full support for Roe by liberal justices Harry Blackmun and John Paul Stevens, preserved abortion rights by a single vote. Four conservative justices dissented. (Boston Globe)
Souter to retire from Supreme Court May 1, 2009
Harry Blackmun, retired; replaced in 1994 by Stephen G. Breyer, a Bill Clinton appointment. Byron White, retired; replaced in 1993 by Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a Bill Clinton appointment. (AZCentral -- News)
Racial bias case may affect hiring policies Apr 20, 2009
It also rebutted a famous statement by Justice Harry Blackmun in the landmark Bakke affirmative action case: "In order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.". Mary Frances Berry, a history professor at the University of Pennsylvania and former head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during the Clinton administration, said the firefighters' case has broad implications. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Reverse Discrimination Case Has Broad Implications Apr 19, 2009
It also rebutted a famous statement by Justice Harry Blackmun in the landmark Bakke affirmative action case: "In order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.". Mary Frances Berry, a history professor at the University of Pennsylvania and head of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights during the Clinton administration, said the firefighters' case has broad implications. (Fox News)
Read Hannity's America Apr 2, 2009
Meghan Clyne, writing in the New York Post, reports that Koh has said some colorful things, such as, "I'd rather have former Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, who uses the wrong reasoning in Roe v. Wade to get the right results, and let other people figure out the right reasoning.". In 2004, Mr. Koh took the liberty of listing countries that violate international law: "Most prominently, North Korea, Iraq, and our own country, the United States of America," which he called "the axis of... (Fox News)
Bill calls human embryo 'person' Feb 24, 2009
At the heart of the personhood movement is a statement in the Roe v. Wade decision, written by Justice Harry Blackmun, stating that, "[if the] suggestion of personhood [of the fetus] is established, the case, of course, collapses, for the fetus' right to life is then guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.". By defining "personhood" as the moment the egg is fertilized, advocates say they can mount a more effective and direct challenge to Roe. (Insight on the News)
