Sentences with phrase «judicial philosophy in»

In this edition of the Boston University School of Law podcast, host and media veteran, Dan Rea of WBZ - Radio 1030 welcomes Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor Ward Farnsworth, to discuss his ongoing research into the role of politics and judicial philosophy in legal interpretation at the Supreme Court.

«The Committee's review of Judge Roberts's writings and public statements, however, has raised concerns about the impact of Judge Roberts's judicial philosophy in three broad areas essential to women's rights: (1) the use of state and federal power, (2) laws that have a substantial impact on women, and (3) federal laws intended to protect against discrimination based on sex.»

Last year he aligned himself with Scalia's judicial philosophy in a speech at Case Western Reserve University School of law.

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Self - described as a «moderate Democrat» in the mid-90s, Wood refrained from discussing a judicial philosophy.

Perhaps the closest Justice Sotomayor ever comes in the book to revealing a core judicial philosophy is when she offers up this:

Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission president Russell Moore joined 60 evangelical leaders who signed a letter in support of Gorsuch and his judicial philosophy.

Anthony Giambrone, O.P. published an article in America Magazine warning that Catholics inclined to celebrate the life and service of the late Supreme Court justice should not be so inclined to celebrate his judicial philosophy.

The historical context of these forces in the West has led the common law to become their medium, the legal philosophy of the Enlightenment their symbols, and the U.S. judicial system most concretely their vehicle of expression.

Elizabeth Price Foley in her latest book, The Tea Party: Three Principles, argued that the Tea Party has three core principles: limited government; an unapologetic support of US sovereignty; and constitutional originalism (i.e. the judicial philosophy practiced by conservative Supreme Court justices Scalia and Thomas).

Those who reject originalism as a judicial philosophy generally say that the Constitution is a «living document» which changes in meaning as society changes.

«The article suggests that the reason for this counterintuitive result may be Luttig's commitment to textualism as part of his larger judicial philosophy... This has been noted in the context of the recently completed Supreme Court term, where in several high - profile cases some of the individual Justice's votes were hard to explain in terms of political ideology, but instead seemed to reflect differences in judicial philosophy, such as principles of federalism.

Hints of Justice Gorsuch's judicial philosophy emerged in Artis v. District of Columbia, No. 16 - 460, where, dissenting, he implored the majority to consider the «original reasons» and «rich common law... tradition» behind a statutory tolling provision.

Jess Bravin writes in the Wall Street Journal that Sotomayor's 1996 talk at Suffolk University Law School in Boston may provide clues to her judicial philosophy.

Regardless of their judicial philosophy, judges are, in large part, keenly aware of the weighty responsibility bestowed on them.

As Dworkin conceives it, then, the judge must approach judicial decision - making as something that resembles an exercise in moral philosophy.

In the news you often read about differing philosophies of judicial interpretation, especially when important cases are decided (like several recent US Supreme Court decisions).

Some people believe in this philosophy because of fear that judicial toleration of any state regulations of local phases of commerce will bring about what they call «Balkanization» of trade in the United States — trade barriers so high between the states that the stream of interstate commerce can not flow over them.

For those interested in learning more about Judge Thapar's judicial philosophy, he regularly co-teaches a popular J - Term with UVa's David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus Lillian BeVier, which he hopes students — whether they are formalists or not — will take before graduating.

The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit supports the philosophy that the interdisciplinary collaborative model may be a suitable alternative to full scale adversarial litigation in family law cases if the parties agree to such a model.