Marbury, Brown, and Plessy are pretty much grammar school level, aren’t they? She might as well come out in favor of brushing and flossing.
Actually Marbury contrasts nicely with today’s judicial activism, and the Plessy/Brown decisions neatly shows how the Supreme Court can get it wrong, but is a strong enough of an institution to reverse course (plus no one is going to argue with Brown, and should give pause to anyone denying civil rights to an unborn child).
These cases are simple, but remember the KISS principle in addition to the more nuanced aspects of these cases.
Might fancy gramar school. Haven’t thought of Marbury v. Madison since Con Law I, in law school.
Thing is, as a lawyer, I don’t wind up reading USSC opinions anymore than the average person. Graduated in top 10%, and I was stumped for an answer as well. I might have been able to talk about cases in general, but I could not have named the specific cases. I find no fault with how she responded.
But in the end, she really did have a tack, in that Palin is running for the executive branch, and not the judiciary. It really doesn’t matter what opinions she disagreed with, she’s not ever going to decide any, that’s not in her purview. The only thing she might be connected with is selecting a USSC Justice candidate.
The more appropriate question would have been which justices do you agree with, and which do you believe render opinions outside the view of American public.
HAHAHAHAHAH good one!!