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Jun 29, 2009 |
Roll Call
The Supreme Court’s decision Monday in a controversial affirmative action case officially joined the battle between Republicans and Democrats over the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the high court — sparking a debate about whether the ruling is a rebuke of her judicial philosophy.
Jun 29, 2009 |
New York Times
Judge Sotomayor, famously, was one of three judges on an appellate panel who applied their federal circuit’s settled precedent to rule in New Haven’s favor. Like that decision or hate it, cheer Monday’s ruling or deplore it, one thing that is clear from reading the Supreme Court’s 89 pages of opinions in the case is that Judge Sotomayor and her colleagues played by the old rules, and the court changed them. Although “Sotomayor Reversed” was a frequent headline on the posts that spread quickly across the Web, it was actually the Supreme Court itself that shifted course.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Huffington Post
The far right's attack on Judge Sonia Sotomayor is not going well, and desperation has clearly set in. In an unbelievable post today, Wendy Long of the ironically-named Judicial Confirmation Network claims that the Supreme Court's bitterly divided 5-4 ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano was actually a 9-0 slap in the face to Judge Sotomayor, who joined the unsigned opinion of the Second Circuit that the Supreme Court reversed today.
Jun 29, 2009 |
The Associated Press
"There's little political significance to whatever the court decided today in terms of Judge Sotomayor except to render a fairly definitive opinion that she follows judicial precedent and that she doesn't legislate from the bench," Gibbs said.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Washington Post
A sharply divided 5-4 Supreme Court this morning overruled a decision issued by Sotomayor and two colleagues on the New York-based federal appeals court. Sotomayor upheld New Haven, Conn.'s decision to throw out tests for leadership posts in its fire department. The city took the action after test results showed that only white or Hispanic firefighters scored high enough to qualify for promotion; under this test, no African-American firefighters made the grade.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Wall Street Journal
Ginsburg’s opinion strikes us as fairly expansive, with much on the social science of test taking as well as a nod to the historical record of discrimination in New Haven and beyond. “Firefighting is a profession in which the legacy of racial discrimination casts an especially long shadow,” she wrote, noting that blacks and Hispanics have long been underrepresented in the New Haven fire department.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Salon.com
In light of today's ruling, it's a bit difficult -- actually, impossible -- for a rational person to argue that Sotomayor's Ricci decision places her outside the judicial mainstream when: (a) she was affirming the decision of the federal district court judge; (b) she was joined in her decision by the two other Second Circuit judges who, along with her, comprised a unanimous panel; (c) a majority of Second Circuit judges refused to reverse that panel's ruling; and now: (d) four out of the nine Supreme Court Justices -- including the ones she is to replace -- agree with her.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Associated Press
The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Politico
The ruling will be portrayed as a snub to Sotomayor, but the fact that four judges agreed with her position suggests that her assessment of the case was hardly outside the mainstream.
Jun 29, 2009 |
The American Prospect
The Race Card was and is a surprising book from a progressive thinker who has, most recently, been a strong defender of Sotomayor's role in Ricci v. DeStefano, the 2003 so-called "reverse discrimination" case involving New Haven firefighters. This book is not so much an attack on the way liberals think about race as a call for more rigor and honesty. Ford doesn't contend that there's no such thing as racism or racists. But he does wonder whether reflexively flinging down the "race card" (broadened to include sexism, lookism, fatism, and every other -ism) has helped minorities or hurt them. Whether it is Oprah Winfrey's famous ejection from an Hermes store in Paris in 2005 or the post-Katrina claims by Kanye West that "George Bush doesn't care about black people," Ford asks directly if it's useful to rush to the conclusion that racism and bigotry are always to blame.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Roll Call
While not particularly politic, her statement essentially explains the consensus behind the value of nominating a woman and person of color. Having diverse representation isn’t just for show: There are substantive reasons to value people with different backgrounds and experiences. From their earliest years on playgrounds and in schools, girls and boys are treated differently. Women are more likely to be the primary caregivers of children and the elderly. They are more likely to have close friends who are women, sharing their experiences at work and in relationships.
Jun 29, 2009 |
Roll Call
Congressional Republicans will carve out as much time as they can between patriotic parades, flag-waving ceremonies and church picnics over the July Fourth recess to hammer Democrats on energy, health care and the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Jun 28, 2009 |
The Associated Press
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the committee preparing for hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor needs time to review 300 boxes of records that recently turned up in connection with her work for a legal advocacy group.
Jun 28, 2009 |
Washington Post
A sizable majority of Americans want the Senate to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and most call her "about right" ideologically, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Jun 28, 2009 |
Chicago Tribune
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, holds substantial public support, according to one new survey.
With the Senate Judiciary Committee preparing for confirmation hearings in two weeks, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that most Americans view Sotomayor as "about right'' ideologicially, with 62 percent supporting her confirmation.
Jun 26, 2009 |
CQPolitics.com
Sen. Sam Brownback became at least the third Republican to announce he will vote against Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Jun 26, 2009 |
RollCall.com
One month after Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, it is apparent that the White House’s stated aspiration of putting “the confirmation wars behind us” has few, if any, takers on the Republican side.
Jun 26, 2009 |
CQPolitics.com
Conservative activists plan to press Senate Republicans to delay a floor vote on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court until after the August recess.
Jun 23, 2009 |
The Boston Globe
As president, Obama avoided much talk about diversity even while choosing the most diverse Cabinet in history: He publicly justified each nominee on his or her individual merits, not race or background.
Jun 22, 2009 |
Washington Wire
Senate Republicans started focusing their critique of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, readying a series of speeches to illustrate conservative discomfort with President Barack Obama’s choice to succeed Justice David Souter.
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