Supreme Court Justice (nominated by Pres. Ford 1975)
Against state term limits on candidates for congress
Stevens favors abortion rights, affirmative action, and defendants’ rights. His 1995 opinion struck down state term limits on candidates for congress.
(X-ref government) Reuters article in Boston Globe, p. A45
Source: Reuters article in Boston Globe, p. A45
Dec 1, 2000
Votes with liberal bloc against states’ rights
The nine court members can be divided into three general alliances, but all of the justices have crossed ideological lines. The three conservative justices and two of the swing justices usually support states’ rights [while the liberal bloc,
including Stevens, do not].
Stevens favors abortion rights, affirmative action, and defendants’ rights. His 1995 opinion struck down state term limits on candidates for congress.
Source: Reuters article in Boston Globe, p. A45
Dec 1, 2000
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