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Gawker Calls Scalia an 'A-Hole' as He Questions Women's Rights Under the 14th Amendment

By Brendan McKenna

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It should be no surprise that Antonin Scalia's legal perspective differs from that of Gawker, the (in)famous news and gossip site with a snarky twist. But it never ceases to amaze me just how much ammunition the conservative Supreme Court justice gives the site, as he shares his views, seemingly, with every single publication out there. This time, Gawker analyzed an interview with California Lawyer where Scalia offered his take on the 14th Amendment (and other matters): California Lawyer: In 1868, when the 39th Congress was debating and ultimately proposing the 14th Amendment, I don't think anybody would have thought that equal protection applied to sex discrimination, or certainly not to sexual orientation. So does that mean that we've gone off in error by applying the 14th Amendment to both? Scalia: Yes, yes. Sorry, to tell you that. But, you know, if indeed the current society has come to different views, that's fine. You do not need the Constitution to reflect the wishes of the current society. Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't ... Gawker says, "Surprise, surprise! There is no line in the...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on January 04, 2011 (boomark / email).