Today's SCOTUS Decision re: public school diversity considerations

[shinerbock]

I'm about to read the opinion, any thoughts?

[KSigkid]

I haven't read the opinion yet, but apparently Justice Breyer was pretty enraged, and threw a couple of comments at CJ Roberts and Justice Alito. I believe Justice Breyer's quote was "Never in the history of the Court have so few done so much so quickly."

From what I've read, it was a pretty tense day in the Court.

[UGAalum94]

"Never in the history of the court have so few done so much so quickly" is a great little quote.

On the other hand, it could read "Never in the history of the court have so few undone so much that continued past the point of its utility or success" and be about as accurate it seem to me, but I'm sure opinions will vary.

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I haven't read the opinion yet, but apparently Justice Breyer was pretty enraged, and threw a couple of comments at CJ Roberts and Justice Alito. I believe Justice Breyer's quote was "Never in the history of the Court have so few done so much so quickly."

From what I've read, it was a pretty tense day in the Court.

I haven't read the whole opinion yet, but I did read the syllabus from the cornell site, pretty much what I expected...no narrow tailoring, failure to consider other options, etc.

I fully agree with the decision, but yeah, I imagine things are pretty tense right now.

NYT already has an editorial out talking about how the new conservative composition of the Court has turned back the clock, resegregated schools, other nonsense. What a liberal rag of a paper.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

. . . I imagine things are pretty tense right now.

I think they have been all week, and not just between the liberals and the conservatives. Scalia had some pretty scathing comments, even for him, for the CJ on Monday.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I think they have been all week, and not just between the liberals and the conservatives. Scalia had some pretty scathing comments, even for him, for the CJ on Monday.

Scalia, scathing comments? Never!

Actually, from what I've read, he and Rehnquist weren't always so tight either, so maybe he just doesn't like Chief Justices.

Then again, I've heard Souter is his closest friend on the Court, so maybe I shouldn't try to figure him out.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Scalia, scathing comments? Never!

LOL. Well, I qualify it "even for him."

Then again, I've heard Souter is his closest friend on the Court, so maybe I shouldn't try to figure him out.

Whether closest friends or not, Scalia and Ginsburg are supposed to be very good friends. Go figure indeed.