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Supreme Court Justices as Strict and Not-so-Strict Constructionists: Some Implications

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S. Sidney Ulmer
S. Sidney Ulmer*
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University of Kentucky
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In making his televised announcement on the nominations of Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist for seats on the Supreme Court, Richard Nixon observed that he was merely fulfilling a campaign promise. For, he said: “… during my campaign for the Presidency, I pledged to nominate to the Supreme Court individuals who shared my judicial philosophy which is basically a conservative philosophy. … As a judicial conservative, I believe some Court decisions have gone too far in the past in weakening the peace forces as against the criminal forces in our society” (New York Times, 1971: 24C). In 1968, Mr. Nixon said: ”We need more strict constructionists on the highest court of the United States. In my view, the duty of a Justice of the Supreme Court is to interpret the law, not to make the law, and the men I support will share that view“ (U.S. News & World Report, 1968: 42).

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Research Article
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Law & Society Review , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , Fall 1973 , pp. 13 - 32
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Copyright © 1973 Law and Society Association.

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