Powell pivotal role on Supreme Court seen in key votes
Washington AP reports Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. shaped many decisions during 15 plus years on the Supreme Court. He authored opinions upholding state death penalty use in Georgia and voted to curb capital punishment and limit race and gender-based remedies, while keeping Roe v. Wade intact and shaping church state issues.
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Reagan on Threshold of Shaping Future Court
President Reagan moves toward a Supreme Court nomination that could affect abortion rights minority programs and much more. Powell retires at 80 amid cancer. potential successors include Robert Bork or Orrin Hatch as political battle looms in a Senate split.
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Thurmond backs Wilkins as Powell successor candidate
Greenville native William Wilkins Jr. emerges as a potential Supreme Court pick after Powell's retirement. Sen. Strom Thurmond says he will recommend Wilkins, citing his federal trial judge experience and service on the 4th Circuit. Wilkins, 45, also appears on FBI director screening lists.
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