Because she was a skilled politician, her radar was set for the political center, and that’s where she always wanted the court to be.
Justice O’Connor avoided such a dramatic choice.
And where Justice O’Connor was on the issue is almost exactly where public opinion was, too.
Justice O’Connor didn’t call herself a feminist, though she was one, and the patronizing nature of that provision appalled her.
As it happens, throughout the court’s history, backgrounds like Justice O’Connor’s were more the rule than the exception.
Persons:
O’Connor’s, Norman Schwarzkopf, “, O’Connor, —, Casey, Roe, Wade, Justice O’Connor, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Justice O’Connor didn’t, Samuel Alito, Brown, Earl Warren
Organizations:
General Motors, of Education
Locations:
Pennsylvania, California