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Antonin Scalia: Justice O'Connor's assertion that a fundamental rule of judicial restraint requires us to avoid reconsidering Roe cannot…

On the recordMay 7, 2009
Justice O'Connor's assertion that a fundamental rule of judicial restraint requires us to avoid reconsidering Roe cannot be taken seriously.
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Antonin Scalia

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Scalia argues against the judicial restraint regarding Roe v. Wade.

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