This case is important to law schools [some of which initiated the legal challenge] and, because it is, a lot of people will pay attention. This is a tug of war between Congress and the people who receive its money. -Douglas W. Kmiec

 

This case is important to law schools [some of which initiated the legal challenge] and, because it is, a lot of people will pay attention. This is a tug of war between Congress and the people who receive its money.


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Unless the line-up changes, I think O'Connor will not be hearing it -- Roberts will -- and some unknown draft choice to be named later. That's going to make a difference. This one depends on the composition of the court almost entirely. I hate saying that. I spend my life teaching there is law here.

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You would have to show that your vote is diluted by recounting. That seems unlikely given all the recounting there has been in the past.

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Suddenly, a blockage that had existed for at least 50 years was removed. What the Reagan administration was able to do was recover the original understanding of the religion clauses. Neutrality toward religion does not mean secularity. It means evenhandedness.

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It is a Reagan personnel officer's dream come true. It is a graduation. These individuals have been in study and preparation for these roles all their professional lives.

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We should look for a court with a lowered profile, a court that tries to resolve cases but one that does not discover new constitutional rights.

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