Read The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution Online
Authors: Marcia Coyle
Roosevelt, Franklin,
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Roosevelt, Theodore,
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Roosevelt High School (Seattle),
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Roper v. Simmons
,
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Rossi, Dino,
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Rothstein, Barbara, Initiative 200 and,
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Rumsfeld v. Padilla
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California ban on,
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Scalia, Antonin,
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Affordable Care dissent of,
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,
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in Affordable Care oral arguments,
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Austin
dissent of,
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Boumediene
dissent of,
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Breyer’s disagreements with,
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–69
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
opinion of,
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Caperton
case and,
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on Cheney’s amicus brief,
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Citizens United
concurring opinion of,
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in
Citizens United
oral arguments,
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in
Citizens United
reargument,
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–65
clerks in drafting opinions by,
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confrontation cases and,
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–17,
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–22
Constitution viewed as color-blind by,
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Davis
case and,
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First Amendment cases and,
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on
Heller
as vindication of originalism,
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–92
Heller
opinion of,
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–81,
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–94
in
Heller
oral arguments,
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,
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Hudson
opinion of,
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as hunter,
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and
Kennedy v. Louisiana
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on meaning of
Citizens United
ruling,
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on oral arguments,
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as originalist,
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–65,
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–67,
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partisan politics accusations against,
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Raich
concurring opinion of,
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–93,
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Roberts criticized by,
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–8
Second Amendment interpretation of,
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,
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,
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–94
as senior associate justice,
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as textualist,
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and Vermont finance decision,
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Wal-Mart
opinion of,
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–24
WRTL
opinion of,
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school prayer,
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SCOTUSblog,
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Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, The
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Seattle, Wash.,
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ethnic populations of,
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Magnolia neighborhood of,
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Queen Anne neighborhood of,
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racial segregation in,
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Seattle-Louisville school integration cases,
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amicus briefs in,
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–89,
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–93,
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Grutter
decision and,
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–89
implications of Supreme Court ruling on,
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–19
Kennedy’s concurring opinion in,
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–11,
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moot courts for,
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oral arguments in,
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–90,
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–102
petition for review granted in,
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–77
Roberts’s opinion in,
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–10,
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,
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Thomas’s dissent from denial of review in,
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see also
Louisville school lawsuit; Seattle school lawsuit
Seattle School District,
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,
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increased racial isolation in,
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mandatory busing plan of,
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NAACP segregation suit against,
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voluntary integration plan of,
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Seattle School District, “open choice” plan of,
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–33,
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“backpack budgeting” in,
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deactivation of racial tiebreaker in,
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halting middle-class flight as goal of,
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parent dissatisfaction with,
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as racial balancing,
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racial diversity as goal of,
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–31,
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tiebreakers in,
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–31,
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Seattle school lawsuit,
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Korrell in,
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neighborhood school issue in,
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Ninth Circuit of Appeals ruling on,
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Pacific Legal Foundation and,
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petition for review filed in,
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public reaction to,
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Rothstein’s ruling on,
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in Washington Supreme Court,
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see also
Seattle-Louisville school integration cases
due process and,
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incorporation issue and,
195
litigation on,
see Heller
case;
McDonald
case;
Miller
case;
Parker v. District of Columbia; Seegars v. Ashcroft
Madison’s draft of,
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and privileges and immunities clause,
166
Second Amendment, individual rights interpretation of,
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–24,
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,
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,
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,
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Breyer as likely to reject,
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Burger’s rejection of,
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Bush administration’s advocacy of,
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–27,
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–38,
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D.C. Court of Appeals adoption of,
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Democratic presidential candidates’ advocacy of,
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Fifth Circuit Court’s adoption of,
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–27
Ginsburg as possibly favoring,
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Kennedy’s advocacy of,
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Levy team’s three-stage campaign for,
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“reasonable restrictions” limit on,
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Scalia’s advocacy of,
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Thomas seen as favoring,
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Second Amendment, militia-based interpretation of,
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–24,
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Clinton administration’s advocacy of,
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Stevens’s advocacy of,
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,
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–90
Second Amendment Foundation,
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Seegars v. Ashcroft:
Halbrook as lead attorney in,
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–37
Justice Department and,
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motion to consolidate
Parker
with,
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–37
NRA funding of,
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–35
as pre-enforcement challenge,
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segregation,
see
racial discrimination
Senate, U.S., special interest groups and,
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Senate Judiciary Committee,
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–44
Alito confirmation hearings in,
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Kagan confirmation hearings in,
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–7,
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Roberts confirmation hearings in,
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–21,
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–61,
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–70,
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–16,
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Sotomayor confirmation hearings in,
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–44,
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–56,
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September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks of,
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Shapiro, Ilya,
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Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder
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Sherman Act,
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Sigale, David,
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Silberman, Laurence,
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Simpson, Steve,
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libertarian philosophy of,
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,
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Second Amendment interpretation of,
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,
127
–28,
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confrontation clause of,
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–16,
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–22
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals,
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Affordable Care case in,
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–31
Louisville lawsuit in,
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Slick Willie
(Bossie and Brown),
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Smith, William French,
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Snead, Maree,
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Social Security Act (1930),
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see also specific cases
Sorrell v. IMS Health
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–27,
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Sotomayor, Sonia,
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in Affordable Care case arguments,
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background of,
253
–54
in
Citizens United
reargument,
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–64
confrontation clause and,
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expected tenure of,
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–18
gun rights and,
254
–55
investiture of,
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J.D.B
. opinion of,
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–30
Miranda
rights and,
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–30
Ricci
and,
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–40
Senate confirmation hearings of,
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–44,
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–56,
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Supreme Court nomination of,
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–40,
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“wise Latina” comment of,
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Boumediene
concurring opinion of,
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Bowles
dissent of,
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Citizens United
draft dissent of,
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,
252
in
Citizens United
oral arguments,
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color-blindness of Constitution rejected by,
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confrontation clause and,
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–17
and
Kennedy v. Louisiana
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184
–85
respect for precedent emphasized by,
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–52
retirement of,
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237
–38,
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,
248
–49,
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in
Ricci
oral arguments,
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