U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 13, 2010
Legacy Of Civility
When Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the term, the opinion he wrote that will leave the biggest imprint is one of which most Americans are wholly ignorant.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - When Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the term, the opinion he wrote that will leave the biggest imprint is one of which most Americans are wholly ignorant.
Despite his almost 35 years on the bench, Stevens didn't actually write many major opinions, constitutional law scholars say. On a practical level, it is a 1984 opin...
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