Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: why would we trade a system that has … - Sandra Day O'Connor

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Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so poorly?

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About Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was an American jurist. She served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 until she retired from the bench in January 2006. The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, she was a crucial swing vote on the Court for many years because of her case-by-case approach to jurisprudence and her relatively moderate political views.

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Native Name: Sandra Day O’Connor
Alternative Names: Sandra O'Connor • Sandra D. O'Connor • Sandra Day • Sandra Day O’connor
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