Posted on Dec 3, 2023
The personal Sandra Day O'Connor: A backstage force and front stage star
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For those too young to remember, Sandra Day O'Connor was so admired on the public stage that there were even suggestions she run for president. She had no interest in that, but her vote and her approach to judging dominated the U.S Supreme Court for a quarter of a century, until her retirement.
Whether the subject was affirmative action, states' rights, campaign finance, national security or abortion, hers was often the voice that spoke for the court. That voice embodied a restrained and cautious approach to judging --deferential, where possible, to the other elected branches of government, and loath to making broad pronouncements.
For those too young to remember, Sandra Day O'Connor was so admired on the public stage that there were even suggestions she run for president. She had no interest in that, but her vote and her approach to judging dominated the U.S Supreme Court for a quarter of a century, until her retirement.
Whether the subject was affirmative action, states' rights, campaign finance, national security or abortion, hers was often the voice that spoke for the court. That voice embodied a restrained and cautious approach to judging --deferential, where possible, to the other elected branches of government, and loath to making broad pronouncements.
The personal Sandra Day O'Connor: A backstage force and front stage star
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."In 2018 O'Connor announced that she had dementia and that she was withdrawing from public life. But she had good days, and sometimes, when friends or family would tell her about the high court's dramatic turn to the right, she would mutter, "that's a mistake."
..."In 2018 O'Connor announced that she had dementia and that she was withdrawing from public life. But she had good days, and sometimes, when friends or family would tell her about the high court's dramatic turn to the right, she would mutter, "that's a mistake."
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