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Yeah, Scalia was certainly conservative and had some literal-genie interpretations of the Constitution, but he wasn't exactly a lapdog. It seemed like he had a
by chc 10y ago
Yeah, Scalia was certainly conservative and had some literal-genie interpretations of the Constitution, but he wasn't exactly a lapdog. It seemed like he had a fairly libertarian interpretation of the first amendment and probably wouldn't have approved of thinly veiled religious discrimination.
- rayiner 10y agoAlthough not relevant here, Scalia and Stevens dissented in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld. The majority issued a weak sauce opinion that admitted the possibility of detaining a U.S. citizen with some due process short of a trial under some circumstances. Scalia and Stevens pointed out that the government must try a US citizen in regular court unless it suspends habeus corpus.