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End of era in U.S., Israeli supreme courts
[Jpost] In the US, many on the liberal side of things are concerned that the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to succeed retiring US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy signals the death of liberalism on a range of issues.Kennedy was known publicly as the court’s "swing vote," one of the few justices who could swing between the court’s liberal and conservative wings depending on the issue at hand. From abortion to gay rights to affirmative action, Kavanaugh is predicted by many to be far more consistently conservative than Kennedy was. The liberal side is equally concerned in Israel following Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s appointment of a number of conservative Supreme Court justices. Conservatives in both the US and Israel are as pleased, as liberals are concerned, and see opportunities to assert a greater conservative direction for both Supreme Courts. While all of these changes are part of a trend of conservatives winning more control, ironically, another major piece of the ascendance of conservative power on the two courts, is most clearly expressed when viewing the legacy of liberal lion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who just visited Israel. The reason is that there are few, if any, liberal lions of RBG’s stature left on either court. Liberal Lion - somebody willing to trample both the law & common sense in their rush to utopia? Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-07-11 |
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