Republicans have promised a confirmation battle for President Obama’s Supreme Court pick, Appeals Court Judge Sonya Sotomayor, but it’s going to be tough for the GOP to oppose the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. George Stephanopoulos has already tweeted that “for Latinos, this pick has force of Thurgood Marshall” after speaking with Rep. Jose Serrano. […]
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THOUGHTS ON SOTOMAYOR
A few random thoughts/links about Obama tapping Sonia Sotomayor as his first pick: It’s a good, solid pick. Not a home run like Pam Karlan would have been, but I also don’t think she’ll be another Stephen Breyer; I see another Ruth Bader Ginsburg at worst. For me, she would have been #2 among the […]
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IT’S SOTOMAYOR.
The New York Times is reporting that Sonia Sotomayor is President Obama‘s choice to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. For a comprehensive review of Sotomayor’s work, I would recommend going over to SCOTUSBlog, where her opinions are discussed here, here, here, here, and here. Sotomayor, who is of Puerto Rican descent and […]
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PARSING SOTOMAYOR.
Over at SCOTUSBlog, Tom Goldstein has read enough of potential Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor‘s opinions to get a confident sense of them. I would recommend reading his post if you want to get a better sense of Sotomayor beyond the rather derisive, superficial commentary that has dominated the conversation over the past few weeks. […]
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ASK A FEMINIST: IS IT SEXIST? SOTOMAYOR EDITION.
Today TAP Online introduces a new video feature, “Ask a Feminist,” in which our own Dana Goldstein and Ann Friedman address a topic in the news of interest to women and feminism. Our first edition focuses on the brush-up over Judge Sonia Sotomayor, a potential Supreme Court nominee. We address the question: “Is it sexist […]
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SONIA SOTOMAYOR WILL NEVER GET A FAIR HEARING.
Reihan Salam defends Jeffrey Rosen‘s take down of Sonia Sotomayor: Jeff Rosen has been raked over the coals for his not-positive assessment of Sonia Sotomayor. What I find remarkable is this — Rosen was being so cautious and careful that he acknowledged his limitations in passing judgment, a good and responsible thing to do, and […]
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IN PRAISE OF SOTOMAYOR.
I don’t have a particular opinion on Sonia Sotomayor, the Second Circuit Court judge who has emerged as an early frontrunner — and an early point of controversy — for David Souter’s replacement. But having mentioned Jeffrey Rosen’s article quoting anonymous associates of Sotomayor who oppose her nomination and question her intellectual capacity, it’s also […]
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THE KNIVES COME OUT — QUICKLY — FOR SONIA SOTOMAYOR.
You’ll have to forgive me: I think I partially missed the point — or at least one of the important implications — of Richard Cohen’s column citing opposition to affirmative action as described in Ricci vs. DeStefano as the crucial litmus test for the next Supreme Court nominee. Ricci vs. DeStefano turns out to have […]
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FRANK RICCI AND SONIA SOTOMAYOR.
The Frank Ricci Affirmative Action case has become something of a cause celebre for old white guys in Washington, because it proves what they already knew: Life is stacked against them. They can’t get a break. Ricci was denied a promotion because of an archaic affirmative action law that throws out the test if only […]
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GUNNING FOR SOTOMAYOR II.
Not surprisingly, a chorus of opposition is developing around likely Obama nominee to the Supreme Court, Second Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor. As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Stuart Taylor on the right has tried to paint Sotomayor as an “extremely controversial” extremist. His argument is exactly as serious as you’d expect from someone who rails […]