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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-11 01:27 PM
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Justice Stevens Is Off the Bench but Not Out of Opinions.
Justice John Paul Stevens is 91, and he retired from the Supreme Court last year. But he seems to be more active than ever.

He is making speeches, writing a book and commenting on the news. He is telling people how he would have voted in recent cases, and he is singling out former colleagues for praise and criticism.

By the end of his almost 35 years on the Supreme Court, Justice Stevens was not only the leader of its liberal wing but also its most canny strategist. Now, off the court, he is building bridges to his more conservative former colleagues even as he highlights the fault lines among them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/us/31bar.html?_r=1&hp
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-11 01:31 PM
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1. Thanks for posting. The SCOTUS needs much more scrutiny. n/t
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-30-11 02:14 PM
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2. Thank you Gerald Ford for appointing Justice Stevens.
An admirable man. Can't wait for his book.
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