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John Paul Stevens: Book Reviewer, Death Penalty Opponent
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyBy means of a poignant essay on capital punishment in America, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has just now added his "outside voice" to the evolving debate over the wisdom and utility of the death penalty. No longer constrained by ethics or etiquette to avoid speaking his mind, no longer beholden to precedent or the particularized facts of the record below, he wants the world to know a little more about why he now believes capital punishment is arbitrary, capricious, and, as he first said in 2008, unconstitutional. In an essay, "On The Death Sentence," Justice Stevens offered ...
Thanksiving Dinner at the Supreme Court: A Fantasy Feast for the Ears
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyThe nine learned Americans, six men and three women, six Catholics and three Jews, all of them over 50 and one of them black, sat down for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. They said their prayers, they shook hands, they passed around the food, and then, as is their custom, they took turns speaking. There was no one else in the room. "We have a lot to be thankful for," John said solemnly. "We've survived another year, we've done our work as best we can, we still generally like each other on most days, and the Republic has not fallen apart. It's a shame our brother John, Mr. Stevens, isn't ...
Supreme Court Ruling Backs Individual Gun Rights
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyThe U.S. Supreme Court declared Monday that individual gun rights under the Second Amendment apply and may be used to block enforcement of certain restrictive state and local gun control ordinances. By a 5-4 vote along the court's familiar ideological lines, the justices jeopardized two Illinois ordinances and threw hundreds more around the nation into doubt. At the same time, however, the court reiterated its view that lawmakers could continue to impose certain reasonable restrictions on gun ownership and possession. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion in McDonald v. Chicago ...
Justice John Paul Stevens to Retire From Supreme Court, Giving Obama 2nd Nominee
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyJustice John Paul Stevens, the gentlemanly senior member of the Supreme Court and a stalwart of its liberal wing, said Friday he will retire this summer, opening the way for President Obama to nominate his successor and get the appointee confirmed before the beginning of the fall term. Stevens, who turns 90 later this month, was named to the court in 1975 by Republican President Gerald Ford. In a letter to Obama, Stevens said he concluded it was in "the best interests of the court" for him to step down at the close of the current session in June or early July, so the president can move ...
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