I think in many respects, his hold on his court in the last few years has begun to slip away. Charles Fried
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![[These may indicate an inability to] think lucidly and deeply about legal questions and express her thoughts in clear, pointed, understandable prose, ... A justice without those capabilities -- however generally intelligent, decent and hardworking -- risks being a calamity for the court, the law, and the country. - Charles Fried Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZXNlIG1heSBpbmRpY2F0ZSBhbiBpbmFiaWxpdHkgdG9dIHRoaW5rIGx1Y2lkbHkgYW5kIGRlZXBseSBhYm91dCBsZWdhbCBxdWVzdGlvbnMgYW5kIGV4cHJlc3MgaGVyIHRob3VnaHRzIGluIGNsZWFyLCBwb2ludGVkLCB1bmRlcnN0YW5kYWJsZSBwcm9zZSwgLi4uIEEganVzdGljZSB3aXRob3V0IHRob3NlIGNhcGFiaWxpdGllcyAtLSBob3dldmVyIGdlbmVyYWxseSBpbnRlbGxpZ2VudCwgZGVjZW50IGFuZCBoYXJkd29ya2luZyAtLSByaXNrcyBiZWluZyBhIGNhbGFtaXR5IGZvciB0aGUgY291cnQsIHRoZSBsYXcsIGFuZCB0aGUgY291bnRyeS4g&author=ICBDaGFybGVzIEZyaWVkICAgIA==&num=2 "[These may indicate an inability to] think lucidly and deeply about legal questions and express her thoughts in clear, pointed, understandable prose, ... A justice without those capabilities -- however generally intelligent, decent and hardworking -- risks being a calamity for the court, the law, and the country. - Charles Fried Quotes")
![Rehnquist thought [the court] had gone way too far, and in many dissents was working to cut it back. He succeeded, and he began to succeed even before he became chief justice. He gradually cut back federal-court supervision of state prosecutions. [The death penalty ban] was reversed. And the limits upon prosecutors and police were rationalized and relaxed. - Charles Fried Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=UmVobnF1aXN0IHRob3VnaHQgW3RoZSBjb3VydF0gaGFkIGdvbmUgd2F5IHRvbyBmYXIsIGFuZCBpbiBtYW55IGRpc3NlbnRzIHdhcyB3b3JraW5nIHRvIGN1dCBpdCBiYWNrLiBIZSBzdWNjZWVkZWQsIGFuZCBoZSBiZWdhbiB0byBzdWNjZWVkIGV2ZW4gYmVmb3JlIGhlIGJlY2FtZSBjaGllZiBqdXN0aWNlLiBIZSBncmFkdWFsbHkgY3V0IGJhY2sgZmVkZXJhbC1jb3VydCBzdXBlcnZpc2lvbiBvZiBzdGF0ZSBwcm9zZWN1dGlvbnMuIFtUaGUgZGVhdGggcGVuYWx0eSBiYW5dIHdhcyByZXZlcnNlZC4gQW5kIHRoZSBsaW1pdHMgdXBvbiBwcm9zZWN1dG9ycyBhbmQgcG9saWNlIHdlcmUgcmF0aW9uYWxpemVkIGFuZCByZWxheGVkLiA=&author=ICBDaGFybGVzIEZyaWVkICAgIA==&num=3 "Rehnquist thought [the court] had gone way too far, and in many dissents was working to cut it back. He succeeded, and he began to succeed even before he became chief justice. He gradually cut back federal-court supervision of state prosecutions. [The death penalty ban] was reversed. And the limits upon prosecutors and police were rationalized and relaxed. - Charles Fried Quotes")
