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Mar. 25, 2016
Letter to the editor: Chemerinsky wrong about 'value choices'
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky's recent column incorrectly argues that U.S. Supreme Court justices may, indeed are required to, consider their own subjective values in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
Richard A. Nixon
Email: pres37th@aol.com
San Fernando Valley College of Law
Richard, a practicing attorney in Los Angeles County and a Vietnam-era veteran, is the author of "America: An Illusion of Freedom."
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky's recent column, "Judging requires value choices" (March 15, 2016), argues that U.S. Supreme Court justices may, indeed are required to, consider their own subjective values in interpreting the U.S. Constitution. He begins by suggesting that the Constitution was intentionally written in broad, open-ended language, and that the court has interpreted this to mean that the 8th Amendment is based on "evolving standards of decency." Of course, this begs the question, i.e....
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