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Remembering John Paul Stevens

July 17, 2019 at 5:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

From a New York Times obituary of Justice John Paul Stevens:

“Justice Stevens was known around the court for treating others with sensitivity and respect. One former law clerk, Christopher L. Eisgruber, described in a 1993 essay an incident at a party for new clerks: Before Justice Stevens arrived, an older male justice had instructed one of the few female clerks present to serve coffee. When Justice Stevens entered, he quickly grasped the situation, walked up to the young woman and said: ‘Thank you for taking your turn with the coffee. I think it’s my turn now.’ He took over the job.”

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Stevens Worries About Trump’s Damage to Judiciary

May 14, 2019 at 9:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens told CNN he hopes President Trump won’t “do too much damage” to the judicial branch.

Said Stevens: “I think he often speaks about them as Obama judges and other kinds of judges. But I think John Roberts was dead right when he said that there are only one kind of judges and they’re all working for the federal government.”

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Quote of the Day

May 12, 2019 at 10:52 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“You wake up in the morning and you wonder what’s happened… But I shouldn’t say more.”

— Former Justice John Paul Stevens, quoted by the Washington Post.

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Ex-Justice Says Kavanaugh Doesn’t Belong on Court

October 4, 2018 at 5:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said that Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who Stevens once lauded in one of his books, does not belong on the Supreme Court, the Palm Beach Post reports.

Said Stevens: “At that time, I thought he had the qualifications for the Supreme Court should he be selected. I’ve changed my views for reasons that have no relationship to his intellectual ability … I feel his performance in the hearings ultimately changed my mind.”

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