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Linda Greenhouse Dreams About Sandra Day O'Connor

03 min 05 sec

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Linda Greenhouse, a New York Times reporter, remembers covering the Supreme Court when Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman Supreme Court Justice.

Greenhouse believes that while O'Connor will not be remembered for her "doctrinal contribution," she will be remembered for her "good sense."
Are European Courts Surpassing the U.S. Supreme Court?

02 min 54 sec

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Linda Greenhouse and Bob Kerrey discuss the diminishing influence of the U.S. Supreme Court abroad.

Compared to the U.S., Greenhouse believes "Europe has developed a more progressive legal culture in recent years."
Predicting McCain and Obama Supreme Court Nominations

05 min 23 sec

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Bob Kerrey and Linda Greenhouse predict a John McCain administration will appoint Supreme Court Justices who will overturn Roe V. Wade.

An audience member asks what else may change with an Obama or McCain court.
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RyanRLong

Posted: 12.03.08, 11:31 PM

It is certainly more progressive, see Supremacy and Direct Effect. However, the courts jurisprudence has sincere potential to harm its legitimacy amongst EU nations. As of now, it has been rather benign but it is interesting to implore the potentially more contiguous value system of the EU and especially in such a short developmental period compared to the US Supreme Court.