Maine Groups Divided On Roberts State Debate Focuses On Civil Liberties

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The nomination of federal appeals court Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court sent a wave through Maine political and legal circles Wednesday, with some expressing doubts about the nominee's stance on abortion rights and others lauding his history as a fair and apolitical arbiter.

"He has a great respect for the law and the institution of the Supreme Court," said Portland attorney William Kayatta, who edited the Harvard Law Review with Roberts in the late 1970s. "He's conservative in the old-fashioned sense, not the modern, political sense."

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Maine Groups Divided On Roberts State Debate Focuses On Civil Liberties

But characterizations such as Kayatta's do little to allay concerns of potential opponents of Roberts, who if confirmed by the Senate, would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'C...

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