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Here's an interesting NYTimes report on a speech given by Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, where he laments some of the decisions he has made as a justice:

The right, particularly the Christian right, likes to whine about "judicial activists," who rule in favor of free-speech and against the public establishment of religion. Sometimes I wonder if rightists frankly lack the ability or inclination to understand nuance, but, often it seems like a disingenuous attempt at attacking the legitimacy of the constitution. Regardless, I think this was a brave effort by Stevens to explain that often the principles of the law push the justices into making unpopular decisions.