Justices pay respects to late Sandra Day O'Connor ahead of DC funeral

Dec 18, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    14% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    5% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    18% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    54% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

39% Positive

  •   Conservative
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"O'Coor also sided with the majority in landmark cases such as 2003's Lawrence v. Texas, which invalidated state laws against same-sex sexual conduct, and in 1992's Plaed Parenthood v. Casey, which upheld the federal right to an abortion."
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-18% Liberal
"O'Coor's body will lie in repose outside the nation's most powerful courtroom before a Tuesday funeral at the National Cathedral, where President Biden will deliver a eulogy."
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8% Conservative
"Biden, then a senator, was among those who voted in favor of the Republican nominee."
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0% Conservative
"As a Supreme Court justice, O'Coor often cast the deciding vote in key cases, including in 2000's Bush v. Gore, in which the court ended Florida's recount of presidential ballots and confirmed Republican George W. Bush's victory over Democrat Al Gore by 537 votes in the Sunshine State -- ensuring his Electoral College triumph."
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-6% Liberal
"President Ronald Reagan nominated O'Coor fewer than six months into his first term of office to replace the retiring Potter Stewart, keeping one of his 1980 campaign pledges, and she easily won confirmation by a 99-0 Senate vote."
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-20% Liberal
"Her husband, John O'Coor, died in 2009 after a long decline caused by Alzheimer's disease."
Negative
-22% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : O'Connor also sided with the majority in landmark cases such as 2003's Lawrence v. Texas, which invalidated state laws against same-sex sexual conduct, and in 1992's Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which upheld the federal right to an abortion.

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