Former Justice John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee to the U.S. Supreme Cou...
WASHINGTON - Former Justice John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court who later became an outspoken leader of the liberal wing as the court moved to the right, died on Tuesday at age 99.
“He brought to our bench an inimitable blend of kindness, humility, wisdom, and independence. His unrelenting commitment to justice has left us a better nation,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in the statement. He retired in 2010, allowing Democratic President Barack Obama to pick his replacement, liberal Justice Elena Kagan.
Earlier in his career, he wrote the majority opinion in an infamous 1978 obscenity case concerning a public radio station’s broadcast of a colorful monologue by comedian George Carlin called “Filthy Words.” Stevens said the Federal Communications Commission could impose fines for the broadcast of offensive words in a ruling that was viewed as a blow to First Amendment freedoms.
“The court’s ruling threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions across the nation,” Stevens said as he read his dissent from the bench.Stevens became more outspoken in his views after he retired and was openly critical of the increasingly conservative court he left behind.
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