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« Are we seeing a pattern here? | Main | Candidate for AZ governor »

Correction of opinion count for Feb. 22 Sitting

Posted by David Hardy · 3 June 2010 05:02 PM

Double checking my count, I found I missed one that was written by Justice Breyer. That makes the count 7 decided out of 13.

Writing two opinion apiece from that sitting: Kennedy, Sotomayer.

Writing one each: Stevens, Scalia, Breyer.

Not having released one yet: Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Roberts

[above updated in light of comment].

· Chicago gun case

9 Comments | Leave a comment

Letalis Maximus, Esq. | June 3, 2010 5:28 PM | Reply

Ginsburg comes out in full roar favor of an individual right to keep and bear arms by writing for a 9-0 Supreme Court in McDonald. Screw you, Daley.

Hey, a feller can dream, right?

cliff | June 3, 2010 6:09 PM | Reply

I think your count is still off. Thomas is listed twice and Roberts not at all

fwb | June 4, 2010 9:41 AM | Reply

Makes no difference. In my estimation, we never have had a justice that could use logic or who read the Constitution properly. I've read a few hundred SC opinions and found less than a handful that were even close. The justices are part of the problem. They have inevitibly expanded government power without legitimate authority by wedging bullsh-t in between the lines of the actual Constitution.

fwb | June 4, 2010 9:45 AM | Reply

And remember, what they say is meaningless if We the People don't agree.

"For, whenever a question arises between the society at large and any magistrate vested with powers originally delegated by that society, it must be decided by the voice of the society itself: there is not upon earth any other tribunal to resort to."

Sir William Blackstone, Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book I, Chp3, pg.205/6


The claim that the SC has the final say is another of the lies the government has perpetrated on the People. The Courts are subordinate to us. We are not subordinate to them. In fact, any time the Courts decide against We the People, the courts are guilty of bad behavior and are subject to removal from office.

They do as WE say, not the other way around. Get out of the box of lies you were taught and learn the truth.

Vasco | June 4, 2010 3:07 PM | Reply

Also, the last case of the seating, Health Care Service Corp. v. Pollitt, has been dismissed due to having been settled by the parties. This reduces the total to 12.

Kharn | June 4, 2010 7:32 PM | Reply

I'd love to see a Thomas majority (given his P&I stance), but I think Roberts will save this opinion for himself. This case is one for the record books, I will be surprised if the author is writing another opinion from the same session.

Ian Argent | June 4, 2010 8:50 PM | Reply

I still want Thomas. After all, he's the guy who has had experience with defensive firearms usage, IIRC. (Father protecting against Night Riders)

Andrew | June 6, 2010 12:03 PM | Reply

Ian - I'd have to double check myself, but I'm pretty sure that was Condi Rice.

Kharn | June 14, 2010 10:30 AM | Reply

Thomas and Alito each released an opinion today from the February sitting. That leaves Ginsburg and Roberts, I'd say its in the bag for Roberts to be the McDonald majority author.

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