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NEWSBLOGSeptember 13, 2005
Key: Roberts: I Support Griswold
Kohl quizzes Roberts closely on the specifics of the Griswold.
Roberts: "I agree with the Griswold court's conclusion that marital privacy...extends to contraception."
He also distinguishes between grounding liberty rights in the 14th amendment, rather than Justice Douglas's "penumbras" approach -- that the first amendment extend outward to encompass the right to privacy. Roberts suggests that the court has chosen the former path appropriately. See this link.
Kohl unsuccessfully tries to get Roberts to say he wants President Bush to appoint a woman to the court.
Posted by Marc Ambinder | 03:05 PM
Comments
Note what he DID NOT say. He did NOT say he agreed with Griswold's reasoning. He agreed with the conclusion, as a personal matter, that marital privacy ought to be protected.
Jonathan | 09.13.05 03:43 PM
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