And then the question becomes, can the guidelines in general be maintained or will the guidelines be thrown out? And we then go back to the regime that existed before the guidelines under which judges had tremendous sentencing discretion. That's another big question in this case. - Edward Lazarus Quotes
And then the question becomes, can the guidelines in general be maintained or will the guidelines be thrown out? And we then go back to the regime that existed before the guidelines under which judges had tremendous sentencing discretion. That's another big question in this case. Edward Lazarus
 

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So much of where the justices go in terms of terrorism, law enforcement, even abortion, a range of issues will depend on the court's composition in coming years. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

So much of where the justices go in terms of terrorism, law enforcement, even abortion, a range of issues will depend on the court's composition in coming years.

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Some of the things he has said can't be good news to conservatives, - Edward Lazarus Quotes

Some of the things he has said can't be good news to conservatives,

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It sounds great from an institutional standpoint. Maybe the Court could do a better job of persuasion. But it won't come overnight. If Roberts leads by example and writes clearly and talks to his colleagues, it may happen. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

It sounds great from an institutional standpoint. Maybe the Court could do a better job of persuasion. But it won't come overnight. If Roberts leads by example and writes clearly and talks to his colleagues, it may happen.

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I think we can be pretty darn sure he's not another Scalia. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

I think we can be pretty darn sure he's not another Scalia.

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There's a certain romanticism about the court's role in American life, the ability of the court to be a moral beacon for the country, that drives justices to take progressive stands. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

There's a certain romanticism about the court's role in American life, the ability of the court to be a moral beacon for the country, that drives justices to take progressive stands.

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If he ever thought about putting forward a hard-nosed conservative, in the wake of Katrina and the negative publicity he's received, this is not the time to pick a political fight. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

If he ever thought about putting forward a hard-nosed conservative, in the wake of Katrina and the negative publicity he's received, this is not the time to pick a political fight.

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The conference itself is not a place of debate, ... They don't engage across the conference table. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

The conference itself is not a place of debate, ... They don't engage across the conference table.

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This court likes taking on hot button issues, with abortion as an exception, - Edward Lazarus Quotes

This court likes taking on hot button issues, with abortion as an exception,

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There is a very steep learning curve, even for someone as versed in constitutional law as Roberts is. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

There is a very steep learning curve, even for someone as versed in constitutional law as Roberts is.

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We have this idealistic notion in this country that we can live in kind of splendid anonymity, we can walk around and be left alone. And this question really raises, in the post-9/11 era, the issue of whether that's really true anymore. - Edward Lazarus Quotes

We have this idealistic notion in this country that we can live in kind of splendid anonymity, we can walk around and be left alone. And this question really raises, in the post-9/11 era, the issue of whether that's really true anymore.

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