Alternate Supreme Court Thread

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Hillary wins in '04, Jeb wins in '08, Governor Villaraigosa wins in '12
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Rehnquist Court 1993-2004
1972 - William Rehnquist
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor

1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy
1990 - David Souter
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Byron White
1994 - Stephen Breyer - Harry Blackmun


Gonzales Court 2004-2005
2004 - Alberto Gonzales - William Rehnquist
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy

1990 - David Souter
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1994 - Stephen Breyer
2004 - Cecilia Altonaga - Sandra Day O'Connor

Obama Court 2005-2011
2005 - Barack Obama - Alberto Gonzales
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1994 - Stephen Breyer
2004 - Cecilia Altonaga
2005 - Sonia Sotomayor - David Souter
2006 - Harold Hongju Koh - John Paul Stevens
2007 - Jennifer Granholm - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Obama Court 2011-2014
2005 - Barack Obama
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1994 - Stephen Breyer
2004 - Cecilia Altonaga
2005 - Sonia Sotomayor
2006 - Harold Hongju Koh
2007 - Jennifer Granholm
2011 - Viet Dinh - Anthony Kennedy
2012 - John Cornyn - Antonin Scalia

Obama Court 2014-
2005 - Barack Obama
1991 - Clarence Thomas
2004 - Cecilia Altonaga
2005 - Sonia Sotomayor
2006 - Harold Hongju Koh
2007 - Jennifer Granholm
2011 - Viet Dinh
2012 - John Cornyn
2014 - Russ Feingold - Stephen Breyer
 
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PoD is that then-Senator Orrin Hatch, not Robert Bork, is nominated to fill Lewis Powell's seat (the pay raise that prevented it in OTL didn't happen ITTL). Democrats hold the White House from 1993 to 2005; Jeb Bush narrowly defeats incumbent president Al Gore in the '04 election but loses his own re-election bid in the wake of the economic meltdown in 2007-2008.

Rehnquist court, 1987-1990:
1972 - William Rehnquist
1956 - William Brennan
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1970 - Harry Blackmun

1975 - John Paul Stevens
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1987 - Orrin Hatch - Lewis Powell


Rehnquist court, 1990-2004:
1972 - William Rehnquist
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1987 - Orrin Hatch

1990 - Kenneth Starr - William Brennan
1991 - Clarence Thomas - Thurgood Marshall
1993 - Laurence Tribe - Byron White
1994 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Harry Blackmun


Rehnquist court, 2004-2005:
1972 - William Rehnquist
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1987 - Orrin Hatch

1990 - Kenneth Starr
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Laurence Tribe
1994 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2004 - Sonia Sotomayor - Sandra Day O'Connor

Altonaga Court, 2005-2009:
2005 - Cecilia Altonaga - William Rehnquist
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1987 - Orrin Hatch

1990 - Kenneth Starr
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Laurence Tribe
1994 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2004 - Sonia Sotomayor

Altonaga Court, 2009-
2005 - Cecilia Altonaga
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1987 - Orrin Hatch

1990 - Kenneth Starr
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Laurence Tribe
1994 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2004 - Sonia Sotomayor
2009 - Barack Obama - John Paul Stevens
 
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The Rehnquist Court
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1956-William Joseph Brennan, Jr.
1962 - Byron White
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1970-Harry Blackmun
1972-Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1986-Antonin Scalia

The Rehnquist Court
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1956-William Joseph Brennan, Jr.
1962 - Byron White
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1970-Harry Blackmun
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole

The Rehnquist Court
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1962 - Byron White
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1970-Harry Blackmun
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole
1990-Kenneth Winston Starr

The Rehnquist Court
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1962 - Byron White
1970-Harry Blackmun
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole
1990-Kenneth Winston Starr
1991-Emilio M. Garza

The Rehnquist Court
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1970-Harry Blackmun
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole
1990-Kenneth Winston Starr
1991-Emilio M. Garza
1993-Mario Cuomo

The Rehnquist Court
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole
1990-Kenneth Winston Starr
1991-Emilio M. Garza
1993-Mario Cuomo
1994-George J. Mitchell

The Lieberman Court
2005-Joe Lieberman
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole
1990-Kenneth Winston Starr
1991-Emilio M. Garza
1993-Mario Cuomo
1994-George J. Mitchell

The Lieberman Court
2005-Joe Lieberman
1975-John Paul Stevens
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole
1990-Kenneth Winston Starr
1991-Emilio M. Garza
1993-Mario Cuomo
1994-George J. Mitchell
2006-Hillary Clinton

The Lieberman Court
2005-Joe Lieberman
1986-Antonin Scalia
1988-Elizabeth Dole
1990-Kenneth Winston Starr
1991-Emilio M. Garza
1993-Mario Cuomo
1994-George J. Mitchell
2006-Hillary Clinton
2009-Diane Pamela Wood
 
The Warren Court
1953-Earl Warren
1937-Hugo Black
1939-William O. Douglas
1955-John Marshall Harlan II
1956-William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958-Potter Stewart
1962-Byron White
1965-Abe Fortas
1967-Thurgood Marshall

The Marshall Court
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1937-Hugo Black
1939-William O. Douglas
1955-John Marshall Harlan II
1956-William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958-Potter Stewart
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1969-Sarah T. Hughes

The Marshall Court
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1939-William O. Douglas
1956-William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958-Potter Stewart
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1969-Sarah T. Hughes
1971-Harry Blackmun
1971-Lorna E. Lockwood

The Marshall Court
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1956-William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958-Potter Stewart
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1969-Sarah T. Hughes
1971-Harry Blackmun
1971-Lorna E. Lockwood
1975-Edmund Muskie

The Marshall Court
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1956-William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958-Potter Stewart
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1969-Sarah T. Hughes
1971-Harry Blackmun
1975-Edmund Muskie
1977-Shirley Hufstedler

The Marshall Court
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1956-William J. Brennan, Jr.
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1969-Sarah T. Hughes
1971-Harry Blackmun
1975-Edmund Muskie
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor

The Marshall Court
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1956-William J. Brennan, Jr.
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971-Harry Blackmun
1975-Edmund Muskie
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1985-David Souter

The Marshall Court
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971-Harry Blackmun
1975-Edmund Muskie
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1985-David Souter
1990-George J. Mitchell

The Ginsburg Court
1991-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1962-Byron White
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971-Harry Blackmun
1975-Edmund Muskie
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1985-David Souter
1990-George J. Mitchell

The Ginsburg Court
1991-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971-Harry Blackmun
1975-Edmund Muskie
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1985-David Souter
1990-George J. Mitchell
1993-Hillary Clinton


The Ginsburg Court
1991-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1975-Edmund Muskie
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1985-David Souter
1990-George J. Mitchell
1993-Hillary Clinton
1994-Stephen Breyer


The Ginsburg Court
1991-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1968-A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1985-David Souter
1990-George J. Mitchell
1993-Hillary Clinton
1994-Stephen Breyer
1996-Patricia Wald

The Ginsburg Court
1991-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1981-Sandra Day O'Connor
1985-David Souter
1990-George J. Mitchell
1993-Hillary Clinton
1994-Stephen Breyer
1996-Patricia Wald
1998-Barack Obama

The Ginsburg Court
1991-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1985-David Souter
1990-George J. Mitchell
1993-Hillary Clinton
1994-Stephen Breyer
1996-Patricia Wald
1998-Barack Obama
2006-Janet Napolitano

The Ginsburg Court
1991-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1977-Shirley Hufstedler
1990-George J. Mitchell
1993-Hillary Clinton
1994-Stephen Breyer
1996-Patricia Wald
1998-Barack Obama
2006-Janet Napolitano
2009-Diane Pamela Wood
 
How did your liberalwank happen anyways?

HHH wins in 1968, he gets two terms, leads to Carter, Bush I is elected 1980, Lloyd Bentsen becomes president in 1988, his Veep Gore gets a term in 1996, McCain takes it in 2000, 2008 brings us Russ Feingold.
 
Conkling Court, as of 1890

Roscoe Conkling (Chief Justice, appointed by Grant)
Samuel Freeman Miller (Lincoln)
Stephen Johnson Field (Lincoln)
John Marshall Harlan (Lincoln)
John Bingham (Lincoln)
Carl Schurz (Grant)
Winfield Scott (Thurman)
Melville Fuller (Thurman)
Wheeler H Peckham (Cleveland)
 
A Supreme Court based on the one in "A Disturbance of Fate"

Brennan court, 1969-1981:
1956 - William Brennan
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1969 - Archibald Cox - Earl Warren
1969 - Frank Wheat - Abe Fortas

1971 - Joe Dolan - William O. Douglas
1971 - Harold Horowitz - Hugo Black

1972 - Roger Wilkins - John Marshall Harlan II

More to come later!
 
HHH wins in 1968, he gets two terms, leads to Carter, Bush I is elected 1980, Lloyd Bentsen becomes president in 1988, his Veep Gore gets a term in 1996, McCain takes it in 2000, 2008 brings us Russ Feingold.
Ahhhh, I was assuming LBJ gets two terms, HHH somehow wins in '72 (vs. Nixon, and *Watergate happens during the campaign?), doesn't run in '76 because of cancer, then I didn't get it. Carter winning in '76 after 16 years of Dem. rule seems to be stretching it very thin though..
 
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Ahhhh, I was assuming LBJ gets two terms, HHH somehow wins in '72 (vs. Nixon, and *Watergate happens during the campaign?), doesn't run in '76 because of cancer, then I didn't get it. Carter winning in '76 after 16 years of Dem. rule seems to be stretching it very thin though..

I know though that has happened before :p
 
I know though that has happened before :p
Maybe Barbara Jordan instead of Lockwood, John Connally wins in '76 (no chance to nominate anyone to SCOTUS), crashes and burns, doesn't run again and Bush wins? Hmmm. That would be neat since Connally = LBJ and Bush = Humphrey in that scenario.
 
Rehnquist Court
1972 - William Rehnquist
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy
1990 - David Souter
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1994 - Stephen Breyer

Owen Court
2005-Priscilla R. Owen
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy
1990 - David Souter
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1994 - Stephen Breyer

Owen Court
2005-Priscilla R. Owen
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy
1990 - David Souter
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1994 - Stephen Breyer
2006-Harriet Miers

Owen Court
2005-Priscilla R. Owen
1975 - John Paul Stevens
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1994 - Stephen Breyer
2006-Harriet Miers
2009-Carlos Moreno

Owen Court
2005-Priscilla R. Owen
1986 - Antonin Scalia
1988 - Anthony Kennedy
1991 - Clarence Thomas
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1994 - Stephen Breyer
2006-Harriet Miers
2009-Carlos Moreno
2010-Leah Ward Sears

different Bush appointees lead to President Hillary :)
 
Ford wins in 76; Gary Hart wins 1980

Burger Court
1969-Warren Burger
1956-William Joseph Brennan, Jr.
1958-Potter Stewart
1962-Byron White
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1970-Harry Blackmun
1972-Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1975-John Paul Stevens

Burger Court
1969-Warren Burger
1956-William Joseph Brennan, Jr.
1962-Byron White
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1970-Harry Blackmun
1972-Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1975-John Paul Stevens
1981-Shirley Hufstedler

Hufstedler Court
1981-Shirley Hufstedler
1956-William Joseph Brennan, Jr.
1962-Byron White
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1970-Harry Blackmun
1972-Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1975-John Paul Stevens
1986-Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Hufstedler Court
1981-Shirley Hufstedler
1956-William Joseph Brennan, Jr.
1962-Byron White
1967-Thurgood Marshall
1970-Harry Blackmun
1972-William Hubbs Rehnquist
1975-John Paul Stevens
1986-Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1987-Edward Kennedy
 
My next update for my "A Disturbance of Fate" based Supreme Court timeline.

Brennan court, 1981-1990:
1956 - William Brennan
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1969 - Archibald Cox - Earl Warren
1969 - Frank Wheat - Abe Fortas

1971 - Joe Dolan - William O. Douglas
1971 - Harold Horowitz - Hugo Black

1972 - Roger Wilkins - John Marshall Harlan II
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor - Potter Stewart

Since Brennan and Marshall won't be retiring until 1990-1991 (As IOTL, unless things change), and if you have read my list of ideas for alternate presidents (Which I will post again now, to refresh memories), O'Connor will be Reagan's only appointment to the SC. Not sure who to select for Bush to fill the two vacant openings (I am still looking for ideas and I'm open to suggestions), but I can tell you that Clarence Thomas's nomination to the SC will be defeated ITTL.

Once again, my list of alternate presidents.

1968: Robert F Kennedy/Ralph Yarborough (D)
1972: Robert F Kennedy/Ralph Yarborough (D)
1976: Ronald Reagan/George H.W. Bush (R)
1980: Ronald Reagan/George H.W. Bush (R)
1984: George H.W. Bush/Unknown (R)
1988: George H.W. Bush/Unknown (R)
1992: Bill Clinton/Ann Richards (D)
1996: Bill Clinton/Ann Richards (D)
2000: John McCain/Sam Brownback (R)
2004: John McCain/Sam Brownback (R)
2008: Barrack Obama/Joe Biden (D)
2012: Barrack Obama/Joe Biden (D)
 
The Warren Court
1953 - Earl Warren
1937 - Hugo Black
1939 - William O. Douglas
1955 - John Marshall Harlan II
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1965 - Abe Fortas
1967 - Thurgood Marshall

The Lockwood Court
1968 - Lorna E. Lockwood
1937 - Hugo Black
1939 - William O. Douglas
1955 - John Marshall Harlan II
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1969 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.

The Lockwood Court
1968 - Lorna E. Lockwood
1939 - William O. Douglas
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1968 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971 - Richard M. Nixon
1971 - Howard Baker

The Lockwood Court
1968 - Lorna E. Lockwood
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1968 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971 - Howard Baker
1973 - Barbara Jordan
1975 - Patsy Mink

The Nixon Court
1977 - Richard M. Nixon
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1968 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971 - Howard Baker
1973 - Barbara Jordan
1975 - Patsy Mink
1977 - Arlen Specter

The Nixon Court
1977 - Richard M. Nixon
1962 - Byron White
1968 - A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
1971 - Howard Baker
1975 - Patsy Mink
1977 - Arlen Specter
1981 - Henry B. Gonzalez
1983 - Nathaniel R. Jones
1983 -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Schwarzenegger Court
1993 - Hillary Rodham Schwarzenegger

1975 - Patsy Mink
1977 - Arlen Specter
1981 - Henry B. Gonzalez
1983 - Nathaniel R. Jones
1983 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1993 -
David Souter
1999 - Bill Clinton
2000 - Alberto Gonzales

The Clinton Court
1999 - Bill Clinton
1977 - Arlen Specter
1983 - Nathaniel R. Jones
1983 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1993 -
David Souter
2000 - Alberto Gonzales
2001 - Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.
2001 - Sonia Sotomayor
2002 - Viet D. Dinh

The Clinton Court
1999 - Bill Clinton
1977 - Arlen Specter
2000 - Alberto Gonzales
2001 - Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.

2001 - Sonia Sotomayor
2002 - Viet D. Dinh
2009 - Larry EchoHawk
2010 - Jennifer Granholm
2011 - Michelle Emanuel
 
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The Warren Court
1953 - Earl Warren
1937 - Hugo Black
1939 - William O. Douglas
1955 - John Marshall Harlan II
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1965 - Abe Fortas
1967 - Thurgood Marshall

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1937 - Hugo Black
1939 - William O. Douglas
1955 - John Marshall Harlan II
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1965 - Abe Fortas
1967 - Thurgood Marshall

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1939 - William O. Douglas
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1965 - Abe Fortas
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1972 - Lewis F Powell
1972 - William H Rehnquist

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1965 - Abe Fortas
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1972 - Lewis F Powell
1972 - William H Rehnquist
1973 - Arthur Goldberg

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1958 - Potter Stewart
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1972 - Lewis F Powell
1972 - William H Rehnquist
1973 - Arthur Goldberg
1974 - Shirley Hufstedler

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1972 - Lewis F Powell
1972 - William H Rehnquist
1973 - Arthur Goldberg
1974 - Shirley Hufstedler
1981 - Howard Baker

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1956 - William J. Brennan, Jr.
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1972 - William H Rehnquist
1973 - Arthur Goldberg
1974 - Shirley Hufstedler
1981 - Howard Baker
1986 - Sandra Day O'Connor

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1962 - Byron White
1967 - Thurgood Marshall
1972 - William H Rehnquist
1973 - Arthur Goldberg
1974 - Shirley Hufstedler
1981 - Howard Baker
1986 - Sandra Day O'Connor
1989 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Muskie Court
1968 - Edmund Muskie
1962 - Byron White
1972 - William H Rehnquist
1974 - Shirley Hufstedler
1981 - Howard Baker
1986 - Sandra Day O'Connor
1989 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1990 - Stephen Breyer
1990 - Bill Clinton

The Clinton Court
1990 - Bill Clinton
1972 - William H Rehnquist
1974 - Shirley Hufstedler
1981 - Howard Baker
1986 - Sandra Day O'Connor
1989 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1990 - Stephen Breyer
1991 - Laurence Tribe
1991 - Joe Biden
 
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