Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. to be Chief Justice of the United States: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, September 12-15, 2005U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005 - 1440 páginas |
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... vote will be critical on many many key issues, such as Congressional power, Presidential authority, civil rights, including voting rights and affirmative.
... vote will be critical on many many key issues, such as Congressional power, Presidential authority, civil rights, including voting rights and affirmative.
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... vote . That did not happen until 1920 , and decades later stil took an historic constitutional ruling , a unanimous ruling by United States Supreme Court in the case of Brown v . Board Education , and then landmark legislation by the ...
... vote . That did not happen until 1920 , and decades later stil took an historic constitutional ruling , a unanimous ruling by United States Supreme Court in the case of Brown v . Board Education , and then landmark legislation by the ...
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... vote of 99-0 . Justice Kennedy drew his line , y we confirmed him by a vote of 97-0 . Justice Ginsburg drew h line , yet we confirmed her by a vote of 96-3 . Justice Breyer dre his line , yet we confirmed by a vote of 87-9 . We must use ...
... vote of 99-0 . Justice Kennedy drew his line , y we confirmed him by a vote of 97-0 . Justice Ginsburg drew h line , yet we confirmed her by a vote of 96-3 . Justice Breyer dre his line , yet we confirmed by a vote of 87-9 . We must use ...
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... vote . That did not happen until 1920 , and decades later still it took an historic constitutional ruling , a unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Brown v . Board of Education , and then landmark ...
... vote . That did not happen until 1920 , and decades later still it took an historic constitutional ruling , a unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Brown v . Board of Education , and then landmark ...
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Página 194 - Government, the right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.
Página 145 - At the same time, the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government, upon vital questions affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by the decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions, the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.
Página 253 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich ; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Página 179 - Wherever the title of streets and parks may rest, they have immemorially been held in trust for the use of the public and, time out of mind, have been used for purposes of assembly, communicating thoughts between citizens, and discussing public questions.
Página 194 - The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. They recognized the significance of man's spiritual nature, of his feelings and of his intellect. They knew that only a part of the pain, pleasure, and satisfaction of life are to be found in material things. They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone...
Página 465 - When the President acts in absence of either a congressional grant or denial of authority, he can only rely upon his own independent powers, but there is a zone of twilight in which he and Congress may have concurrent authority, or in which its distribution is uncertain.
Página 465 - When the President takes measures incompatible with the expressed or implied will of Congress, his power is at its lowest ebb, for then he can rely only upon his own constitutional powers minus any constitutional powers of Congress over the matter.
Página 493 - We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Página 594 - No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Página 465 - When the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate.