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This 5-page paper discusses the definitions of "liberal" and "conservative," then talks about how these views impacted three Supreme Court cases: Chicago v. Morales; Palmer v. Euclid and Connecticut DPS v. Doe. Also under discussion are positions taken by Justice Antonin Scalia. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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justices who preside on the bench. For example, its relatively taken for granted that rulings issued by Justice Antonin Scalia will have a distinctly conservative bent, while Justice Stephen Breyer
tends to be more liberal. What this paper will attempt to do is examine some recent cases that have come before the justices of the Supreme Court and determine what
bias, if any, exists. Before continuing this discussion however, it would be helpful to define the concepts of "liberal" and "conservative." Conservatives
can be defined as those who are opposed to liberal reforms; those who conform to standards and conventions of the middle class and somewhat resistance to change (Hyperdictionary.com, 2003). Conservatives
tend to favor limited government action and support free-market capitalism. Liberals, on the other hand, are defined as people who embrace progress and reform and who are supportive of protection
of civil liberties (Hyperdictionary.com, 2003), even the civil liberties of criminals. Liberals also favor self-regulating markets (Hyperdictionary.com, 2003), but believe government needs to support more social programs for those who
need them. With these definitions in mind, we can get an idea of the philosophies behind three Supreme Court cases: City of
Chicago vs. Jesus Morales; Palmer vs City of Euclid, Ohio and Connecticut Department of Public Safety vs. Doe. All three of these cases focus on civil liberties, and mainly civil
liberties of those who are convicted. Although its difficult to apply pure "liberal" or "conservative" labels to Supreme Court rulings, one can at least determine Justice bias through commentaries written.
Chicago vs. Morales concerned the vagueness of a loitering ordinance that was passed by Chicago City Council in 1992 in an effort
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