Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote a dissent, joined by Justices [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and [[David Souter]], that was notable for its reliance on foreign law. They invoked the views of a foreign supreme court justice in order to depart from the plain meaning of a [[United States]] law. | Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote a dissent, joined by Justices [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and [[David Souter]], that was notable for its reliance on foreign law. They invoked the views of a foreign supreme court justice in order to depart from the plain meaning of a [[United States]] law. |