*Subject:* Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
I replied that a judge's life experiences form at least part of his or her
approach to resolving cases, and it is naïve to ignore this. Some
Justices expressly pepper their opinions and speeches and books with this
fact. Thomas
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I replied that a judge's life experiences form at least part of his or
her approach
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Well, one thing that might follow is a discussion of the extent to which we
want
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Subject: Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
I replied that a judge's life experiences form at least part of his or her
approach to resolving cases
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I replied that a judge's life
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Subject: Re: Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
Well
One problem with religion at present is that it is very, very, very unclear
whether religion is doing any work at all. Consider the obvious. The five
most religious Catholics on the court were appointed by conservative Republican
presidents. The three Jews and the least religious Catholic on
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Subject: Re: Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
Well, one thing that might follow is a discussion of the extent to which we
want the Supreme Court to be demographically representative of the nation
: Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
Well, certainly recent Presidents have made some appointments of women in large
part because they were women. I don't think anybody is denying the
appropriateness of doing so. Is religion different in this respect? I wonder.
If it is to any
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Subject: Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
I replied that a judge's life experiences form at least part of his or her
approach to resolving cases, and it is naïve to ignore this. Some Justices
expressly pepper their opinions and speeches and books with this fact
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Subject: RE: Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
Agreeing with Sandy, I would just add
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Subject: Re: Is Discussion of Justices' Religion Off Limits?
Paul is correct on all counts. I'd be even stronger in emphasizing that none
Thanking Step Feldman for his mention, the empirical studies that Michael
Heise, Andrew Morriss, and I have conducted on religious liberty decisions in
the federal courts did indeed find that religion was an important factor on
Free Exercise decisions - but it tended to the religion of the
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