The Supreme Court's most conservative Justices have presented themselves as great respecters of precedent and opponents of 'judicial activism' - of judges using the Constitution to strike down laws passed by the elected branches of government. If they are true to those principles, they should uphold rent control.

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Conservative Justices have a history of not standing by their professed commitment to judicial restraint.

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If the Supreme Court rules that rent control is an unconstitutional taking of property, it would put all sorts of zoning rules in danger.

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But the fact is more than 40 Supreme Court justices were nominated and confirmed to that position without prior judicial experience. But I do think she has the professional experience that will prepare her for this position

— John Cornyn

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Justice Rehnquist went to the Supreme Court in 1972, at a time of ascendant judicial activism.

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Surprisingly, in over two centuries of Supreme Court precedent, the issue has never been squarely presented and resolved -- until now.

— Douglas Kmiec

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