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Justice O'Connor retired in June 2006, and was eventually replaced on the bench by [[Samuel Alito]].
 
Justice O'Connor retired in June 2006, and was eventually replaced on the bench by [[Samuel Alito]].
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== Judicial Philosophy ==
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Justice O'Connor advocated the use of balancing tests, often weighing the state interests against the individual rights.  Often her balancing tests would have multiple parts or prongs, and divining what would tip the balance to one side or the other became a complex argument by attorneys pitched almost entirely to her.  Almost none of the other Justices embraced this philosophy, and its significance was limited to cases in which her vote was the pivotal swing vote, such as on [[abortion]] and the [[Establishment Clause]].
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Upon Justice O'Connor's retirement in 2005, [[Ann Coulter]] published a column entitled "Reagan's Biggest Mistake Finally Retires."<ref>http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/printer_friendly.cgi?article=64</ref>
    
== Political Background ==
 
== Political Background ==
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