A committed conservative with interpersonal skills equal to or superior to Rehnquist's would be a far more effective chief justice than a nominee of equal intellect who lacks those graces. |
Among the four liberals [the others are John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Souter], Breyer is probably the one who most often strays from the reservation. He is the biggest example on this current court that justices can be unpredictable. |
He was thinking of this in the medical framework of Rochester, Minn. He imagined abortions would be performed by a family physician or in a hospital. |
The substantive potential of it is huge. |