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Constitutional Law

Oct. 9, 2010

Younger Supreme Court Opens Important New Term

The new majority of baby boomers on the U.S. Supreme Court will tackle modern issues such as informational privacy, video game violence, and prison overcrowding. By San Francisco attorneys Ben Feuer and Michael Gadeberg.

By Ben Feuer and Michael Gadeberg

A new majority appeared on the U.S. Supreme Court this past Monday when the justices took the bench for the first oral arguments of the 2010-2011 term. It wasn't a liberal or conservative bloc, however, and had nothing to do with either originalism or active liberty. Rather, for the first time, baby boomers (Justices John G. Roberts Jr., Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel A. Alito Jr., and Clarence Thomas, all born ...

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