A judge who is a 'strict constructionist' in constitutional matters will generally not be favorably inclined toward claims of either criminal defendants or civil rights plaintiffs—the latter two groups having been the principal beneficiaries of the Supreme Court's 'broad constructionist' reading of the Constitution.


As quoted in The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment That Redefined the Supreme Court (2001) by John Dean; quoted in an article at Slate.

William Rehnquist Quotes

A judge who is a 'strict constructionist' in constitutional matters will generally not be favorably inclined toward claims of either criminal...

A judge who is a 'strict constructionist' in constitutional matters will generally not be favorably inclined toward claims of either criminal...

A judge who is a 'strict constructionist' in constitutional matters will generally not be favorably inclined toward claims of either criminal...

A judge who is a 'strict constructionist' in constitutional matters will generally not be favorably inclined toward claims of either criminal...