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The Many Legacies of Sandra Day O’Connor

November 1, 2024

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Type: Magazine article
Author: Brian M Hoffstadt
Source: ABA I Criminal Justice Magazine
Issue number: Fall 2024
Date is approximate: No

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Summary

  • The legacies of her jurisprudence and her jurisprudential approach, which endure only as long as her opinions remain the law and other Justices chose to emulate her pragmatism and collegiality.
  • Her historical legacy as the first woman Justice on the Supreme Court, which will endure forever.
  • Her legacies as a person and as a citizen, which will endure only if we mentor younger lawyers and if we teach the next generation of citizens how uniqueness, importance and fragility of our constitutional democracy.

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