Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Arizona Case Shows Court at Its Best

Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic
The Supreme Court's decision to strike down most of Arizona's immigration law is a cause for celebration"”not least because it's a model of how the Court can make decisions based on judicial philosophy rather than partisanship. The bipartisan majority opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the three liberal justices (Elena Kagan was recused) was modest and nuanced in tone and in substance"”and consistent with all of the justices' previous expressions of willingness to allow federal policies to...

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