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LIVE THREAD: SCOTUS Nominee Watch (UPDATE: announcement at 9pm tonight)
Free Republic ^ | July 19, 2005

Posted on 07/19/2005 9:23:04 AM PDT by Howlin

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To: pollywog

John Roberts

Age: 50
Graduated from: Harvard Law School.
He clerked for: Judge Henry Friendly, Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
He used to be: associate counsel to the president for Ronald Reagan, deputy solicitor general for George H.W. Bush, partner at Hogan & Hartson.
He's now: a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (appointed 2003).

His confirmation battle: Roberts has been floated as a nominee who could win widespread support in the Senate. Not so likely. He hasn't been on the bench long enough for his judicial opinions to provide much ammunition for liberal opposition groups. But his record as a lawyer for the Reagan and first Bush administrations and in private practice is down-the-line conservative on key contested fronts, including abortion, separation of church and state, and environmental protection.

Civil Rights and Liberties
For a unanimous panel, denied the weak civil rights claims of a 12-year-old girl who was arrested and handcuffed in a Washington, D.C., Metro station for eating a French fry. Roberts noted that "no one is very happy about the events that led to this litigation" and that the Metro authority had changed the policy that led to her arrest. (Hedgepeth v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 2004).

In private practice, wrote a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that Congress had failed to justify a Department of Transportation affirmative action program. (Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta, 2001).

For Reagan, opposed a congressional effort—in the wake of the 1980 Supreme Court decision Mobile v. Bolden—to make it easier for minorities to successfully argue that their votes had been diluted under the Voting Rights Act.

Separation of Church and State
For Bush I, co-authored a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that public high-school graduation programs could include religious ceremonies. The Supreme Court disagreed by a vote of 5-4. (Lee v. Weisman, 1992)

Environmental Protection and Property Rights
Voted for rehearing in a case about whether a developer had to take down a fence so that the arroyo toad could move freely through its habitat. Roberts argued that the panel was wrong to rule against the developer because the regulations on behalf of the toad, promulgated under the Endangered Species Act, overstepped the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce. At the end of his opinion, Roberts suggested that rehearing would allow the court to "consider alternative grounds" for protecting the toad that are "more consistent with Supreme Court precedent." (Rancho Viejo v. Nortion, 2003)

For Bush I, argued that environmental groups concerned about mining on public lands had not proved enough about the impact of the government's actions to give them standing to sue. The Supreme Court adopted this argument. (Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation, 1990)

Criminal Law
Joined a unanimous opinion ruling that a police officer who searched the trunk of a car without saying that he was looking for evidence of a crime (the standard for constitutionality) still conducted the search legally, because there was a reasonable basis to think contraband was in the trunk, regardless of whether the officer was thinking in those terms. (U.S. v. Brown, 2004)

Habeas Corpus
Joined a unanimous opinion denying the claim of a prisoner who argued that by tightening parole rules in the middle of his sentence, the government subjected him to an unconstitutional after-the-fact punishment. The panel reversed its decision after a Supreme Court ruling directly contradicted it. (Fletcher v. District of Columbia, 2004)

Abortion
For Bush I, successfully helped argue that doctors and clinics receiving federal funds may not talk to patients about abortion. (Rust v. Sullivan, 1991)

Judicial Philosophy
Concurring in a decision allowing President Bush to halt suits by Americans against Iraq as the country rebuilds, Roberts called for deference to the executive and for a literal reading of the relevant statute. (Acree v. Republic of Iraq, 2004)

In an article written as a law student, argued that the phrase "just compensation" in the Fifth Amendment, which limits the government in the taking of private property, should be "informed by changing norms of justice." This sounds like a nod to liberal constitutional theory, but Rogers' alternative interpretation was more protective of property interests than Supreme Court law at the time.


2,481 posted on 07/19/2005 4:56:08 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Right now I can't decide which political party is trying to commit suicide faster.)
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To: JustaCowgirl
Levin just slammed Savage/Weiner - big time!

Can you fill me in?
2,482 posted on 07/19/2005 4:56:10 PM PDT by Vision (When Hillary Says She's Going To Put The Military On Our Borders...She Becomes Our Next President)
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To: TomGuy

I heard that!


(I thought he was talking about "F word = Freepers"!)


2,483 posted on 07/19/2005 4:56:13 PM PDT by Timeout
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To: Republican Red

Thank you!


2,484 posted on 07/19/2005 4:56:26 PM PDT by alwaysconservative (A proud foot-soldier in the war of civilization)
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To: MARTIAL MONK; Lazamataz

Laz has already given a pre-opus thread years ago. One of the more hysterical threads.


2,485 posted on 07/19/2005 4:56:28 PM PDT by Slip18
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To: Miss Marple; Howlin

With this pick it looks like President Bush doesn't have any problems recognizing exactly who won the election last November. It also bodes well for his future picks - President Bush isn't going to back down from battles.


2,486 posted on 07/19/2005 4:56:28 PM PDT by Chesterbelloc
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To: JustaCowgirl

"Levin just slammed Savage/Weiner - big time!

Didn't he though? I didn't catch on to who he was talking about until after he said something about 'a PhD in nutrition.'"



Man...both my machines refuse to play any streams from wabc.
Firefox on win 98. Anyone got that combo working?
******
Is Roberts really a constructionist?
Really?
I can't believe it.
Don't believe it yet...
This fight is gonna be a blast.
We win big time.
Walkoff homer.
Yes.
Buh Bye Karl rove story....


2,487 posted on 07/19/2005 4:56:43 PM PDT by pending
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To: tiredoflaundry

2,488 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:01 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: TomGuy
Ohhhh, I hope she does.


2,489 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:06 PM PDT by Tree of Liberty (requiescat in pace, President Reagan)
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To: mystery-ak
Where are all the Bush bashers now?...

Back over at DU.

2,490 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:16 PM PDT by IrishGOP
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To: SE Mom
Hello,

Glad you can multi-task so well :) !!

I am having to make it on the FR thread alone, as the Cartoon Network has taken over my TV.

Glad to be here, MOgirl
2,491 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:20 PM PDT by MOgirl (In memory of Walton Wayne Callahan, I love you forever.)
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To: B Knotts
Sounds pretty good. I wonder how he is on RKBA.

My thoughts exactly...

2,492 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:22 PM PDT by gbunch (Inventor of the P-Sight rear blade sight for Kel-Tec P-3AT/P-32 http://www.psenhancements.com)
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To: kcvl
Mr. Roberts is a member of two prominent, right-wing legal groups that promote a pro-corporate, anti-regulatory agenda: the Federalist Society and the National Legal Center For The Public Interest, serving on the latter group's Legal Advisory Council.

Oh my, don't you know those will suddenly become equivalent to belonging to the KKK and the Secessionist Society?

2,493 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:22 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl
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To: kcvl

This is a pay cut for him.


2,494 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:24 PM PDT by samantha ("Cheer up the grownups are in charge")
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To: defconw

I've been on FR all day defending the Pres. I was snotty to Tony Snow on his radio show thread. I was blasting all the "I'll never vote Republican again" naysayers all day too. People see a rumor on Red State that it was Clement and they jumped over a cliff together. Red State even had qualifiers that the same source that told them Clement was the same source behind the "Renquist is resigning on July 8 at 4:50pm" - in other words not a reliable person/


2,495 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:30 PM PDT by Republican Red (''Van der Sloot" is Dutch for ''Kennedy.")
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To: ConservativeDude
Regarding the lack of vision domestically, I have two words for you: "Ownership Society."

I think you had best reevaluate your opinion of President Bush's vision in the domestic area.

He is smart, shrewd, and the best politician I have seen; he also KEEPS HIS WORD.

2,496 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:36 PM PDT by Miss Marple (Karl Rove is Plame-proof.)
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To: Dog; kcvl

FOFL! I was just reading the bio kcvl posted. Not only are the Greenies gonna have a conniption, but NARAL AND the NEA!

Haa!


2,497 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:41 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (I am an Americanist. Deal with it.)
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To: hole_n_one

This is a very good choice.


2,498 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:52 PM PDT by Dog ( Is Joe Wilson is just a character Rove created?)
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To: TomGuy; All

If Babs Boxer used the "F" word in response to Prez Bush's SCOTUS pick, I'll just have to use the "C" word in response to Boxer.


2,499 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:56 PM PDT by olde north church (Mithra, the ORIGINAL Son sent to Earth for the salvation of man.)
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To: Steven W.

Thanks, Steven. If this is true, he sounds like a terrific choice!


2,500 posted on 07/19/2005 4:57:58 PM PDT by Freepdonia (Victory is Ours! (but not for DUmmies :-))
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