http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/06/the-voting-rights-act.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/06/the-voting-rights-act.html/comment-page-1#comment-64248 Mike Zimmer Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:47:49 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=17569#comment-64248 It is interesting to try to figure why the Court blinked. I am not alone in assuming it was Justice Kennedy who blinked and, perhaps, CJ Roberts changed sides to get to write the opinion. Why did Kennedy blink? Maybe he cut a deal on Ricci, or maybe he saw the tremendous potential significance of pulling the rug from under one of those super statutes that, like some UK statutes, actually are part of the Constitution. It is interesting to try to figure why the Court blinked. I am not alone in assuming it was Justice Kennedy who blinked and, perhaps, CJ Roberts changed sides to get to write the opinion. Why did Kennedy blink? Maybe he cut a deal on Ricci, or maybe he saw the tremendous potential significance of pulling the rug from under one of those super statutes that, like some UK statutes, actually are part of the Constitution.

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