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Current Justices Haiku

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Nine wise justices

Heading the judicial branch

Final arbiters

  • CHIEF JUstice John Roberts

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    Current Chief Justice

    Healthcare opinion surprise

    Federalist bent

  • JUSTICE ANTONIN SCalia

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    Originalist

    Shuns Legislative Intent

    Writes biting dissents

  • JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY

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    Reagan Appointee

    Following Bork and Ginsburg

    Often the swing vote

  • JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS

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    Strict constructionist

    Contentious Confirmation

    Speaks seldom from bench

  • JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG

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    Clinton nominee

    Antitextualism

    Cancer survivor

  • JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER

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    Second Clinton pick

    Harvard professor and judge

    Pragmatic approach

  • JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO

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    Served on Third Circuit

    Often Pro-prosecutor

    Right of Court's center

  • JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR

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    Professor and judge

    First Obama appointment

    “A wise Latina”

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  • JUSTICE ElENA KAGAN

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    Former Harvard dean

    Solicitor General

    Fourth female Justice

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Supreme Court Haiku Reporter
THE LAW OF THE LAND IN SEVENTEEN SYLLABLES

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (6/30/14)

Harris v. Quinn (June 30, 2014) July 1st, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Homecare assistants

Not quite public employees

Can’t force union fees

Opinion

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (6/30/14) June 30th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Birth control mandate

Corporations are “persons”

Religion burdened

Opinion

McCullen v. Coakley (June 26, 2014) June 27th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Clinic buffer zone

More burdensome than needed

Violates Free Speech

Opinion

National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning (June 26, 2014) June 26th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Recess appointments

Intra-session included

Three days is too short

Opinion

Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer (June 25, 2014) June 26th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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ERISA complaint

ESOP fiduciaries

Prudence not presumed

Opinion

Riley v. California (June 25, 2014) June 25th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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More often than not

Police will need a warrant

To search a cell phone

Opinion

American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc. (June 25, 2014) June 25th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Web-based streaming site

Publicly performs programs

Copyrights infringed

Opinion

Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency (June 23, 2014) June 25th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Car greenhouse gas rules

Don’t mean emissions limits

On all fixed sources

Opinion

Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. (June 23, 2014) June 25th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Securities fraud

Pre-class certification

May show impact lacked

Opinion

Loughrin v. United States (June 23, 2014) June 25th, 2014 . Posted in Case Haiku | No Comments »

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Federal bank fraud

There need not be an intent

To defraud a bank

Opinion

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