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To: mmichaels1970

No read it last week google should pull it up. The article I read was written shortly after the decision. Barry is very close to Sam Alito. She spoke at his confirmation hearing which you may also want to read
She is older than Donald and retired. Not much chance she will do anything but advice and be there for her little brother (who she knew at a young age not to challenge or become competitive) Trump says she’s very reserved and sometimes wonders if they had the same parents


24 posted on 08/28/2015 11:15:36 AM PDT by hoosiermama ( Read my lips: no more Bushes)
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To: hoosiermama
Ok here is a link to the ruling. I'm no lawyer, but it appears Alito concurred with the opinion. And SCOTUS ruled unconstitutional an identical law in Nebraska at about the same time.

Here is the relevant text:

We agree. The Supreme Court has been explicit: [HN6] It is a basic principle of due process that an enactment is void for vagueness if its prohibitions are not clearly defined. Vague laws offend several[**18] important values.First, because we assume that man is free to steer between lawful and unlawful conduct, we insist that laws give the person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited, so that he may act accordingly. Vague laws may trap the innocent by not providing fair warning. Second, if arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement is to be prevented, laws must provide explicit standards for those who apply them.

I also caught another case where she awarded an anti-abortion activist $10,000 for being harassed by clinic employees while protesting at the entrance to a clinic.
33 posted on 08/28/2015 12:01:30 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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