Foreign Rulings Not Relevant to High Court, Scalia Says

The Washington Post ^ | April 3, 2004 | Anne Gearan (AP)

[neverdem]

Justice Antonin Scalia said yesterday his colleagues on the Supreme Court will probably go on referring to foreign court decisions in their rulings on U.S. law but that does not make it right.

Scalia generally opposes a greater role and influence for international law in U.S. courts.

Although that view made him an unusual choice to speak to the American Society of International Law, Scalia said he welcomes the opportunity to engage his critics.

"It is my view that modern foreign legal material can never be relevant to any interpretation of, that is to say, to the meaning of the U.S. Constitution," Scalia told the group.

[neverdem]

Bush would really have a legacy if he could get four more like Scalia and Thomas. I can dream, can't I?

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[anniegetyourgun]

I'm right by your side in that dream.....

[freeangel]

I suppose that he will now do the "right thing" according to liberals and recuse himself from any decision that has global rulings on which he has other opinions since he has publicly expressed his views on this. Only liberal activist judges are allowed to remain on cases on which they have been activists for. Right Ginsborg?