How Conservative Is the Roberts Court?
by The Federalist Society
Posted October 05, 2010, 12:14 PM
Responding to Erwin Chemerinsky's article in the LA Times yesterday arguing that the current Supreme Court is more conservative than any Court since the 1930s, Richard Epstein has posted an article on Ricochet redefining the discussion to include "classical liberals" along with conservatives and liberals and arguing in favor of a more nuanced position on the Court's recent decisions. The post ends with a discussion between Epstein and John Yoo on the Court's alleged turn to the right and preferred political outcomes vs. the law.
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