(2003-08-06) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said today that the high court must become less provincial and take into account intergalactic law in future rulings.
The remark comes after Justice Ginsburg told the American Constitution Society, a liberal lawyers group, that she and her high court colleagues “are becoming more open to comparative and international law perspectives.”
Such international perspectives heavily influenced the court in its recent decision to overturn a Texas law banning sodomy.
“Our island or lone ranger mentality is beginning to change,” said Justice Ginsburg. “We are the losers if we do not both share our experiences with and learn from others.“
While the Supreme Court does not yet have direct access to intergalactic court rulings, she said “much can be learned from archival episodes of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and of course, the Star Wars movies.”
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Ginsburg: Intergalactic Law Will Shape Court Rulings
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1 The Conservative Crust // Aug 6, 2003 at 4:16 pm
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According to this Scrappleface report, Ginsburg seems to be looking for intergalactic court rulings. What, does she think Coneheads is “just” a Saturday Night Live sketch?…
2 cut on the bias // Aug 7, 2003 at 3:36 pm
Impeach Justice Ginsburg
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3 Baseball Crank // Aug 8, 2003 at 6:27 am
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4 blogoSFERICS // Aug 8, 2003 at 6:45 am
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5 Thief's Den // Sep 25, 2003 at 12:01 pm
UN Condemns Milky Way Agression
(Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council met this morning to consider a response to the Milky Way Galaxy’s agression against its peaceful neighbor, the Saggitarius Galaxy. French Foreign Minister Dominique De Villepin asserted his country’s opp…
6 Note-It Posts // Oct 19, 2003 at 1:53 pm
The U.S. International Supreme Court
So it seems some justices on the Supreme Court are no longer limiting themselves to U.S. law in deciding cases. “Our island or lone ranger mentality is beginning to change,” Ginsburg said during a speech to the American Constitution Society,…
7 The Conservative Crust // May 25, 2004 at 10:05 pm
**We. Come. From. France.**
According to this Scrappleface report, Ginsburg seems to be looking for intergalactic court rulings. What, does she think Coneheads is “just” a Saturday Night Live sketch?…