Stephen Reinhardt, liberal circuit court judge, dies

[Swordsmyth]

Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for nearly four decades, died Thursday in Southern California. He was 87.Reinhardt died of a heart attack during a visit to a dermatologist in Los Angeles, court spokesman David Madden said.
"As a judge, he was deeply principled, fiercely passionate about the law and fearless in his decisions," 9th Circuit Chief Judge Sidney Thomas said in a statement. "He will be remembered as one of the giants of the federal bench."
Reinhardt was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and went on to become the sixth longest-serving judge on the court.
He was considered to be one of the most liberal judges on the 9th Circuit and his rulings often placed him on the side of immigrants and prisoners. Reinhardt wrote a 2012 opinion striking down California's gay marriage ban.
He also wrote a 1996 opinion that struck down a Washington state law that prohibited doctors from prescribing medication to help terminally ill patients die.
Last year he wrote in an opinion that a Trump administration order to deport a man who entered the country illegally nearly three decades ago and became a respected businessman in Hawaii was "inhumane" and "contrary to the values of the country and its legal system."

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/stephen-r...012916129.html

[RonZeplin]

Reinhardt joined another judge in ruling that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance were unconstitutional, a decision that was later overturned.

Tell it to the Judge.

[timosman]

Tell it to the Judge.

Was it 30 shekels, judge?

[H_H]

Reinhardt died of a heart attack during a visit to a dermatologist in Los Angeles

Heart attacks can be deadly.

[specsaregood]

Heart attacks can be deadly.

getting your human skin suit replaced causes extra stress to the reptilian heart.

[Brian4Liberty]

So Trump will pick a replacement? At least this is one task his administration has done fairly well.

[XNavyNuke]

So Trump will pick a replacement? At least this is one task his administration has done fairly well.

We need more original intent judges.

XNN

[aGameOfThrones]

[timosman]

We need more original intent judges.

Why is law written in a way it needs to be interpreted and subject to whims of activist judges?