A series of 5-4 rulings Monday underlined the Supreme Court's move to the right. Five justices -- John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas -- formed the majority in each decision. The Court's four liberals, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter and John Paul Stevens, dissented each time. With its term rapidly nearing an end, the Court has perhaps the biggest issue of the year still to decide -- and many are expecting a similar ideological split.
June 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Presidential elections and judicial selections matter, the Supreme Court demonstrated Monday in a series of 5-4 rulings that underlined the Court’s move to the right.
President Bush filled two high court openings early in his second term with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. They wrote the main opinions in rulings that relaxed rules on corporate and union political spending, limited students’ speech and shielded the White House faith-based program from legal challenge.
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