Whose Side Is the Supreme Court On?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Be that as it may, the propriety or justice of their [i.e., congressional] action towards the Indians with respect to their lands is a question [of policy beyond review by the judiciary]."29Burton and Derfner's discussion of recent Supreme Court jurisprudence offers high levels of insight, and they provide reliable guidance on controversies involving affirmative action, capital punishment, regulation of police, and other vexing subjects.
48% : His two remarkably brave African American lawyers, Noah Parden and Styles Hutchins, succeeded in obtaining a stay of execution from Justice Harlan while the Supreme Court reviewed their claim that their client had been denied due process.

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