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Consent denied.(THE LAW)(on confirming Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor)
THE case for confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is nearly as damning as the case against her. Listen to her defenders. They say that she would be the first Latina justice, and that Republicans should therefore tremble before voting against her. They point to no flashes of brilliance in her legal opinions, presumably because there are none. They do not claim that she has distinguished herself by her fidelity to the law, presumably because neither she nor they think in these terms.
Identity politics has not proven an unalloyed boon for this nomination. The White House had to do damage control following a controversy over Sotomayor's claim, made in a speech and a law-review article, that the richness of Hispanic women's experiences could help them make better decisions than white male judges would. Her language was imprecise--for example, she described impartiality as an "aspiration" before questioning whether it was either possible or desirable--yet her meaning was clear. Obnoxious in theory, her claim was also untrue in practice. We doubt that there is a single decision Sotomayor has made ...
- U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Sotomayor hearings to begin July 13.(Sonia...
- Newspaper article from: Lawyers USA Atkins, Kimberly June 9, 2009 700+ words
...confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor will begin July 13. That...of John Roberts to the Supreme Court in 2005," Leahy said...Judge Sotomayor." The Supreme Court term begins the first week...
- Confession of a lawmaking judge.(THE LAST WORD)(appointment of Sonia Sotomayor...
- Magazine article from: The New American Kenny, Jack June 22, 2009 700+ words
...likelihood, from a Supreme Court with a Justice David...court with a Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Neither the alphabetical...representation on the Supreme Court, since there are...know. Here we have a Supreme Court nominee confirming...
- New America Alliance Praises the Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for U.S....
- Newspaper article from: Science Letter June 9, 2009 700+ words
...historic nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Sotomayor would...and third female U.S. Supreme Court Justice, if confirmed...outstanding addition to the Supreme Court," said Carlos Loumiet...
- SONIA SOTOMAYOR HAS VARIED RECORD IN BUSINESS CASES.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Business Insurance June 1, 2009 700+ words
...related cases in which U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been involved as both...state court. The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently decided unanimously...which a divided U.S. Supreme Court subsequently overruled...
- Caricature Witness.(Oprah Effect)(Ellis Cose; Politics)(Sonia Sotomayor)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Cose, Ellis June 8, 2009 700+ words
The ugly assumptions behind the case against Judge Sotomayor. In introducing Sonia Sotomayor as his first pick for the Supreme Court, Barack Obama served up the requisite lavish praise. She possessed "not only the knowledge...
- States of mind: some notes on Sotomayor, race, and nagging questions of...
- Magazine article from: National Review Nordlinger, Jay June 22, 2009 700+ words
...know if you've heard, but Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, is Hispanic. She'd be the first...female, preferably Hispanic, to the Supreme Court." The speech is full of naked racialism...
- Do lawmakers need 20 months to vet Sotomayor?(Sonia Sotomayor)
- Newspaper article from: Lawyers USA Atkins, Kimberly June 11, 2009 700+ words
Byline: Kimberly Atkins Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor may be a virtual shoo-in for confirmation to the Supreme Court, but Senate Republicans are apparently not going to take the confirmation process sitting down. After Senate Judiciary...
- Flags of caution over Sotomayor.(Sonia Sotomayor)(OPINION)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Eastman, John C. May 27, 2009 700+ words
...first nominee to the high Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, would enhance the court's ability...adequate racial mix of candidates. The Supreme Court took the rare step of granting review...differences between that case and the Supreme Court's controversial decision in Kelo...
- A Save For Sotomayor?(George F. Will; Politics)(Sonia Sotomayor)(Column)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Will, George F. June 8, 2009 700+ words
...however, a reliable baseball historian. Introducing Sonia Sotomayor, he suggests that she "saved" baseball by her injunction...or primarily used by the general public. In 1954, the Supreme Court broadened the meaning of "public use" to include combating...
- Obama picks first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.(Barack Obama, Sonia...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Feldmann, Linda Richey, Warren May 26, 2009 700+ words
...first Hispanic to the US Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, a judge on the US Court...Obama heads into his first Supreme Court nomination with a strong...that is currently before the Supreme Court. Fighting Sotomayor's...
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