Today in Supreme Court History: August 25, 1998

8/25/1998: Justice Lewis Powell dies.

Justice Lewis Powell

Comments

[Dan Schiavetta]

He was the public face of the Federalist Society. They wouldn't even let him in the door today. Too liberal.

[Bob from Ohio]

You've made this lame comment before.

Countries and parties change over time.

Joe Biden in 1972 was anti-school intergation and pro-life. He couldn't have been nominated now.

[Krychek_2]

He was anti-bussing, which is not quite the same thing as being anti-integration. I don't recall him ever saying he supported segregated schools.

[Kevin Smith]

Sure, not de jure segregation, just de facto segregation by virtue of black people not living in white neighborhoods.

I wonder what his position on redlining was

[David Nieporent]

What does he have to do with the Federalist Society?

[Kazinski]

Was he more liberal than Kagen is? Who said: "I love the Federalist Society." Actually I think she repeated that endorsement 3 times for emphasis.

[Stephen Lathrop]

History will remember Power for the Powell Memo, not for anything he did on the Court.

[Stephen Lathrop]

Powell, not "Power."