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by Marcia Coyle


  Gingrich, Newt, 201

  Ginsburg, Douglas, 129

  Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 5–6, 8, 14, 79, 233, 299, 342

  Affordable Care concurring opinion of, 349–50

  Boumediene case and, 183

  Christian Legal Society opinion of, 302

  in Citizens United oral arguments, 234

  in Citizens United reargument, 262–63, 265

  color-blindness of Constitution rejected by, 115

  confrontation clause and, 16–17

  on dissents, 303

  Gonzales dissent of, 106–7

  on importance of briefs, 86–87

  and Kennedy v. Louisiana, 184–85

  Ledbetter dissent of, 107, 309

  opinion assignments by, 328

  Ricci dissent of, 246

  in Roberts Court liberal wing, 105, 108

  in Seattle-Louisville oral arguments, 101–2

  Second Amendment interpretation of, 145–46

  as senior minority justice, 299–300

  Tellabs opinion of, 310

  Vermont campaign finance dissent of, 211–12

  Wal-Mart dissent of, 324

  global warming, 84, 106

  Golder, Chad, 336

  Goldstein, Thomas, 148, 152

  Gonzales, Alberto, 18, 20

  Gonzales v. Carhart, 97, 106–7, 215, 376

  Gonzales v. Raich, 292–93, 294, 339

  Goodyear Tire & Rubber, 97, 107, 308–9

  Gordon, Teddy, 99

  in Louisville lawsuit, 56, 59–60

  oral argument by, 89–90

  Seattle-Louisville briefs of, 89–90

  in Seattle-Louisville oral arguments, 100

  Gore, Al, 268, 320

  GPS units, First Amendment and, 345

  Graham, Lindsey, 69

  Graham v. Florida, 266, 380

  Gratz v. Bollinger, 56–59, 63, 90, 92

  Great Depression, 290

  Greenberg, Jack, 115

  Green v. County School Board, 43

  Gregoire, Christine, 50

  Griffith, Thomas, 141

  Grisham, John, 229

  Gross v. FBL Financial Services, 267, 314, 379–80

  Grutter v. Bollinger, 56–59, 63, 64, 92, 117

  amicus briefs in, 161

  Bush administration and, 90

  as precedent, 88

  Seattle-Louisville case and, 88–89

  Guantánamo Bay detainees, 73, 83, 182–84, 220, 237

  Gun-Free School Zone Act, 292

  gun rights, 3, 5, 254–55

  see also Second Amendment

  Gura, Alan, 179

  background of, 133

  and drafting of Parker case, 133

  in Heller oral arguments, 159–60, 173–74, 178–79

  Kennedy as viewed by, 170–71

  as lead Parker litigator, 133, 138, 139

  on likelihood of Heller win, 170–71, 176–77

  McDonald case and, 268

  in moot courts, 170

  and motion to consolidate Parker and Seegars, 136–37

  on NRA’s territoriality, 137

  in Parker appeal, 140

  in response to D.C.’s petition, 149

  on Scalia’s Heller decision, 194

  and Scalia’s Heller opinion, 187

  and solicitor general’s brief, 153–54

  habeas corpus, 151, 182–84, 297

  Habeas Corpus Act (1679; British), 182

  Haddad, Carole, 41

  Halbrook, Stephen, 156, 170, 177

  background of, 135

  Heller amicus brief of, 161

  and motion to consolidate Parker and Seegars, 136–37

  Second Amendment cases litigated by, 138

  Second Amendment scorecard of, 145–46

  Seegars lawsuit brought by, 135–39

  Hamdan, Salim Ahmed, 82

  Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 73, 82–83, 151, 237, 376

  Hamilton, Alexander, 185

  Hammer v. Dagenhardt, 290

  Harlan, John Marshall, 24, 112, 354–55, 356

  Harman Mining Co., 230

  Hasen, Richard, 211, 224

  Hatch, Orrin, 22, 306

  Health and Human Services Department, U.S., 321, 322

  health insurance, 8

  heightened scrutiny, 153, 155, 326, 327

  Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, 107–8, 215, 310–11, 364n, 377

  Heller, Dick, 130, 150, 170, 179, 187

  background of, 141–42

  denial of gun registration to, 141, 143

  as only Parker complainant granted standing, 140, 141–43, 150

  Heller case, 3, 174, 220, 255, 267, 278, 287, 299, 302, 307, 378

  amicus briefs in, 155–56, 160–62, 174, 181

  Breyer’s dissent in, 180, 189, 190–91

  Clement in, 152, 153–56, 173, 174, 178, 320

  conference vote on, 180

  Court’s recasting of question in, 150

  D.C. question for Court in, 148–49

  Dellinger in, 159–60, 171–72

  grounds for Supreme Court review of, 150–51

  Gura as lead litigator in, 159–60

  heightened scrutiny standard and, 155

  Levy team in, 149, 170–71

  moot courts for, 170

  Morrison and, 148, 151–52, 157–58

  oral arguments in, 159–60, 173–79

  originalism and, 163, 169, 180, 190, 191–92

  pragmatism and, 169

  Scalia’s opinion in, 180–81, 187–94

  solicitor general’s brief in, 152, 153–56

  Stevens’s dissent in, 180, 189–90

  see also Parker v. District of Columbia

  Henderson, Karen LeCraft, 141

  Henigan, Dennis, 137–38, 177, 179

  on Heller’s standing, 143

  Supreme Court appeal of Parker opposed by, 146

  Heritage Foundation, 92, 142, 286–87

  Herring v. United States, 266

  Heyburn, John, II, 56, 58–59, 60

  Hillary: The Movie, 206, 219, 224, 227–28, 233

  Ho, James, 14, 15

  Hogan & Hartson, 93

  Holder, Eric, 319, 331

  Affordable Care cases and, 294–95, 319

  Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 301–2, 343, 381

  Horton, Willie, 200

  House of Representatives, U.S., Tea Party caucus of, 341

  Hubbell, Webster, 201

  Hudson v. Michigan, 73, 79, 375

  Humanitarian Law Projet case, 301–2, 343, 381

  Hutchison, Kay Bailey, 143, 156

  illegal immigrants, 91, 206, 312, 320, 324, 333, 346–47, 381

  incorporation, 195

  Independence Institute, 174

  individual mandate, 2, 283, 287, 296, 322, 331, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 343–45, 347–48, 350–51, 383

  Ingraham High School (Seattle), 32–33

  In My Time (Cheney), 156

  Institute for Justice, 124–25, 128, 129, 132

  Internal Revenue Service, 295, 321, 322, 348

  International Criminal Court, 202

  Iolanthe (Gilbert and Sullivan), 14

  Iqbal, Javaid, 222

  Iqbal case, 221, 222–24, 267, 310, 379

  It’s Even Worse Than It Looks (Mann and Ornstein), 276

  Jackson, Robert H., 291, 354–55, 356

  James Madison Center for Free Speech, 218

  J.D.B. v. North Carolina, 329–30, 382

  Jefferson, Thomas, 351

  Jefferson County, Ky., residential segregation in, 41

  Jefferson County School District, 34

  federally ordered desegregation plan of, 40–41, 75

  lawsuit against, see Louisville school lawsuit

  “managed choice” school assignments in, 41–42

  school integration as goal of, 41

  job discrimination cases, 313, 364n, 377, 379–80, 381

  ministerial exception for, 345

  Johns
on, Lyndon, 240

  Johnson, Tim, 71

  judicial activism, 6, 44, 355

  judicial restraint, 190, 214–15, 351, 355

  see also precedent, respect for

  Justice Department, U.S.:

  firearms regulation enforcement by, 152

  Office of Federal Programs of, 295

  Second Amendment interpretation of, 126–27

  Seegars case and, 136

  tax division of, 295–96

  justices:

  age of, 4

  Kagan on role of, 316–17

  umpire analogy for, 20, 23, 316–17

  Kagan, Elena, 8, 117, 243

  and Affordable Care case recusal demands, 340–41

  Arizona Christian School dissent of, 329

  Arizona Free Enterprise Club dissent of, 328

  and Citizens United decision, 245

  in Citizens United reargument, 257–58, 262, 264–65

  in Clinton administration, 305

  confrontation clause and, 17

  expected tenure of, 17–18

  as hands-on solicitor general, 257

  hypotheticals in opinions of, 329

  investiture of, 317

  law clerks as used by, 317–18

  Miller opinion of, 345

  oral arguments and, 317

  Senate confirmation hearings of, 304–7, 316–17

  as solicitor general, 236–37, 257

  Supreme Court nomination of, 300

  Kansas Supreme Court, 73

  Kansas v. Marsh, 73, 79, 376

  Kates, Don, 170

  Katrina, Hurricane, 60, 71

  Katsas, Gregory, 338

  Katyal, Neal, 237, 258, 274, 355

  in Affordable Care cases, 319, 320–23

  and Citizens United decision, 245

  in NAMUDNO oral arguments, 242

  in Thomas More case, 331

  Kennedy, Anthony, 4, 8, 46, 60, 79, 175, 297, 352

  Affordable Care dissent of, 349, 355

  in Affordable Care oral arguments, 344

  Arizona Christian School opinion of, 328

  Austin dissent of, 260, 269

  Boumediene opinion of, 182–84

  Caperton opinion of, 244–45

  Citizens United and, 245

  Citizens United draft opinion of, 251, 252

  Citizens United opinion of, 270–72, 277

  Comstock opinion of, 339

  confrontation clause and, 17, 221–22

  on Constitution’s supposed color-blindness, 110, 116

  Davis case and, 186

  First Amendment as viewed by, 268–69

  Garcetti opinion of, 73, 269

  Gonzales opinion of, 106–7

  Hamdan concurring opinion of, 82–83

  in Heller oral arguments, 175–76

  individual liberty as concern of, 340

  Iqbal opinion of, 222–23, 310

  Kennedy opinion of, 339

  Levy team’s view of, 170–71

  LULAC opinion of, 80–81

  McConnell dissent of, 269

  and Michigan affirmative action cases, 93

  in NAMUDNO oral arguments, 242, 243

  on oral arguments, 170

  Ricci opinion of, 246–47

  Seattle-Louisville concurring opinion of, 110–11, 118

  in Seattle-Louisville oral arguments, 99–100

  Second Amendment interpretation of, 175–77

  Sorrell opinion of, 326–27

  as swing vote, 71, 79–80, 96, 98, 106, 118, 267, 269, 303, 330, 333

  WRTL case and, 214

  Kennedy, Ted, 99, 286

  Kennedy v. Louisiana, 184–86, 378

  Kerry, John, 202, 205

  Keyes v. School District No. 1, 44

  Kilberg, Bill, 225

  Kim, Todd, 140, 148, 153

  Klarman, Michael, 46

  Kneedler, Edwin, 228–29, 336

  Knox v. Service Employees International Union, 345–46, 383

  Koch brothers, 202, 341

  Kohl, Herb, 212

  Kopel, Dave, 174

  Korrell, Harry, III, 32, 50, 55

  Seattle-Louisville brief of, 87–88, 92

  on Seattle-Louisville cases implication, 118

  in Seattle-Louisville oral arguments, 99, 100

  in Seattle schools lawsuit, 48–49, 51–52, 65, 75, 76

  Kozinski, Alex, 65

  Krueger, Leondra, 336

  Kucinich, Dennis, 171

  Kurfirst, Jill, 32, 33, 35, 98

  Landes, William, 315

  Lawrence v. Texas, 332

  lawsuits, pleading requirements in, 222–23

  Layton, Frank, 172

  League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), 80

  League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry (LULAC case), 29, 80–81, 375

  Leahy, Patrick, 304

  Ledbetter, Lilly, 97, 107, 308–9

  Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 97, 107, 308–9, 313–14, 364n, 377

  legitimacy, 10

  Lehman, David, 123, 132

  Levy, Bob, 161, 179

  Gura and, 133, 159–60

  Heller and Parker cases bankrolled by, 128–30

  Heller oral arguments and, 174

  on Heller’s standing, 143

  Hutchison bill and, 144

  Neily’s friendship with, 129

  NRA meeting with, 132

  in response to D.C. petition, 149

  and Scalia’s Heller opinion, 187

  and solicitor general’s brief, 153–54, 156

  on three phases of Second Amendment litigation, 131

  Von Breichenruchardt and, 142

  libertarians, 124–25, 127

  Liberty University, 282

  Liberty University v. Geithner, 318, 331

  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009), 309

  Lionsgate, 205

  “living constitutionalism,” see pragmatism

  Lochner era, 290, 327, 350

  Lochner v. New York, 290, 327

  Long, Robert, 338

  Lopez case, 292–93, 305, 339

  Louisville, Ky., 29

  public schools in, see Jefferson County School District

  Louisville school lawsuit, 29, 55–56, 84, 376

  Browne and, 49

  Gordon in, 56, 59–60

  Heyburn’s ruling on, 58–59, 60

  Mellen in, 56

  Pacific Legal Foundation and, 49

  petition for review filed in, 70, 75–76

  in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 59, 60, 64

  see also Seattle-Louisville school integration cases

  LULAC case, see League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry

  Lund, Nelson, 132, 193

  Luttig, Michael, 20

  Lynn, Mass., residential segregation in, 62

  Lynn School Committee:

  desegregation plan of, 62–63

  lawsuit against, 63–64, 75, 77

  McCain, John, 199, 203, 229, 261, 265

  McCain-Feingold Act (2002), 108, 186–87, 203, 226, 231, 262, 277, 377

  corporate electioneering restrictions in, 203–4, 206–7, 212–19, 225, 227–28, 251, 261–65, 270–73

  disclosure requirement of, 204, 206, 219, 224, 225, 227–28

  McConnell decision and, 204, 210, 213, 214, 224

  millionaires’ amendment to, 186, 216–17, 218, 378

  soft money ban of, 273

  McCarthy, Eugene, 209

  McCollum, Bill, 281, 319, 343

  in Affordable Care case, 281–86, 288, 295

  McConnell, Mitch, 204, 218, 226, 260–61

  McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 204, 210, 212, 213, 214, 224, 226, 227, 231

  Citizens United and, 249, 252, 260–61, 269, 270–71, 274

  as effectively overruled by WRTL decision, 214

  Kennedy dissent in, 269

  McDonald, Otis, 195

  McDonald v. City of Chicago, 268, 302–3, 380

&n
bsp; Clement in, 337–38

  as phase two of Levy team’s Second Amendment campaign, 195

  McKinley, William, 208

  McMaster, Henry, 282

  McReynolds, James Clark, 172–73

  Madden, Michael, 56–57, 62, 65

  in Seattle lawsuit, 53–54, 76

  Seattle-Louisville case and, 86, 92, 93–94, 118, 119

  in Seattle-Louisville oral arguments, 99–100, 101

  Madison, James, 180, 190

  on commerce clause, 288–89

  Magna Carta, 182

  magnet schools, 55, 56

  Making Our Democracy Work (Breyer), 167–68

  Maloney v. Cuomo, 366n

  Mann, Thomas, 276

  Marbury v. Madison, 165

  Marshall, John, 18, 61, 351

  consensus building by, 24

  Gibbons opinion of, 289–90, 305

  Marshall, Thurgood, 27, 45–46, 112–13, 131, 237, 305

  Austin opinion of, 259–60

  Bakke dissent of, 113

  Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, 106, 376

  Massey Energy, 230

  Matter of Interpretation, A (Scalia), 145

  Medicaid, 283–84, 331, 333, 334, 336, 338, 345, 349, 350, 354

  Meehan, Martin, 229

  Meese, Edwin, 21, 49, 67–68, 170

  Federalist Society and, 50–51

  as originalist, 163–64

  Melendez-Diaz, Luis, 221

  Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 221–22, 378–79

  Mellen, Francis, 56, 99

  Mellor, William “Chip,” 124–25, 129

  Meredith, Crystal, 42–43, 55, 59–60, 64, 85, 99

  Meredith, Joshua, 42–43, 55, 85

  Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, see Louisville School lawsuit; Seattle-Louisville school integration cases

  Michigan, anti-affirmative action initiative in, 49–50

  Michigan, University of, affirmative action lawsuits against, 56–59, 63, 64, 77–78, 88, 90, 93, 117, 161

  Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 258

  Miers, Harriet, 20, 71

  Supreme Court nomination of, 18, 25, 72

  Mikva, Abner, 305

  military commissions, 73, 82–83, 151, 237, 376, 378

  Military Commissions Act (2006), 151, 182, 378

  Miller, Jack, 172

  Miller, John, 51

  Miller case (U.S. v. Miller), 126, 141, 172–73, 180, 188, 190

  Miller v. Alabama, 345, 383

  Milliken v. Bradley, 44–45

  “minimalism,” 94, 108, 215–16

  Miranda rights, 329–30, 382

  Missouri v. Jenkins, 46

  Mojave Desert National Preserve, 301

  Momboisse, Raymond, 49

  Monaghan, Tom, 282

  Montana campaign finance case, 274–75, 334, 346

  Montejo v. Louisiana, 266, 267

  Moore, Michael, 202, 204

  Morgan Stanley Capital Group, 159

  Morrison, Alan, 153, 159

  on decision to appeal Parker, 146–47

  Heller case and, 148, 151–52, 157–58

  Nickles’s firing of, 158

  on solicitor general’s brief, 156

 

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