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What did Justice Harlan mean when he said he was constrained to withhold his assent?
Justice Harlan concluded his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), with the following line:"For the reason stated, I am constrained to withhold my assent from the opinion and judgment of the majority."He meant that he could not agree with majority opinionor vote on the case (his was the lone dissent) for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion.
What document states that the purpose of government include establishing justice and securing the blessings of liberty?
This document is the Constitution of the United States. In the preamble two of its six goals was to establish justice, and to secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.(the younger generations) The Constitution got the idea to establish justice from the IX article from the Articles of Confederation, and they got the idea of secure the blessings of liberty from the Magna Carta.
What was Thurgood Marshalls opinion in Texas v. Johnson?
Texas v. Johnson, 491 US 397 (1989)Justice Thurgood Marshall voted with the majority that Johnson's right to burn the flag during a peaceful protest was protected under the First Amendment as expressive speech, overturning the Texas Venerable Objects Law under which Johnson had been convicted. Marshall did not have a published opinion or make a public statement about the case, however. He signed the opinion of the Court, authored by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.For JohnsonJustice William J. Brennan, Jr. (opinion of the Court)Justice Thurgood MarshallJustice Harry BlackmunJustice Antonin ScaliaJustice Anthony Kennedy (wrote a concurring opinion)For TexasChief Justice William J. Rehnquist (wrote a dissent)Justice Byron WhiteJustice Sandra Day O'ConnorJustice John Paul Stevens (wrote a dissent)
When Justice Fortas refers to Keyishian v. Board of Regents in the majority opinion for Tinker v. Des Moines which kind of reasoning is he using to support his argument?
Precedent precedentprecedent
a major newspaper runs an editorial declaring that the U.S. Senate should confirm a new Supreme Court Justice. What method of shaping public opinion does this represent?
Direct argument
