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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2006, 09:42:53 PM » |
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Well, that's a bit of an oversimplification. For example, in his early years on the court, Blackmun was able to separate his personal abhorrence for the death penalty from his legal view on its constitutionality. Unfortunately, as time went on, he began to vote more and more on the basis of his personal sympathies.
As for Blackmun's infamous dependence on his law clerks, it may not be fair to single him out in that regard. The amount of influence law clerks have as a general matter these days is absolutely atrocious.
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