tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/29/2009
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Conservative reactions to the Supreme Court's Ricci ruling are trickling in. Wendy Long, the leading face of the Sotomayor opposition, posted a press release on the web site for the Judicial Confirmation Network. The best part is the misspelling of Sonia Sotomayor's name (Long went for ...
ninthjustice.nationaljournal.com - 6/30/2009
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ninthjustice.nationaljournal.com —
The Supreme Court's predictable 5-4 vote to reverse
the decision by Judge Sonia Sotomayor and two federal...
appeals court colleagues against 17 white (and one Hispanic) plaintiffs in the now-famous New Haven, Conn., firefighters decision does not by ...
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Justices Reject Sotomayor Position 9-0 -- But Bigger ...
legalinsurrection.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
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legalinsurrection.blogspot.com —
In a 5-4 ruling authored by Justice Anthony
Kennedy, the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed the ruling...
by Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor and two other Court of Appeals judges in the case of Ricci v. DeStefano . [Full opinion and analysis below] ...
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Supreme Court Reverses Sotomayor
rasmussenreports.com - 7/1/2009
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rasmussenreports.com —
A heavily publicized U.S. Supreme Court reversal of
an appeals court ruling by Judge Sonia Sotomayor has...
at least temporarily diminished public support for President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee. The latest Rasmussen Reports national ...
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Public Support for Sotomayor Falls After Supreme Court ...
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Talking Points Memo —
... The top anti-Sotomayor group's reaction to Ricci decision on its website: "NOT EVEN ONE JUSTICE APPROVED SOTOMAYER IN RICCI CASE." ...
It was a 5-4 split
Political Animal —
... yet. By mid-day Friday, we knew the ruling would be released early Monday. And that, in turn, gave the various players plenty of time to come up with their carefully crafted over-the-top responses. I'm afraid some of the leading conservative activists didn't use the time wisely. Wendy Long, head of the Judicial Confirmation Network, which apparently exists for no other reason than to attack Democratic judicial nominees, quickly issued a statement this morning with the headline: "Not Even One Justice Approved Sotomayer In Ricci Case ." Yes, even now, Wendy Long can't spell ...
Ricci Reversal Only Vindicates Judge Sotomayor
Comments from Left Field —
... Wendy Long, head of the Judicial Confirmation Network, which apparently exists for no other reason than to attack Democratic judicial nominees, quickly issued a statement this morning with the headline: “Not Even One Justice Approved Sotomayer In Ricci Case.” Yes, even now, Wendy Long can’t spell “Sotomayor.” The press statement went on to say: ...
5 Troubling SCOTUS Rulings
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... . In response to the ruling, a top anti-Sotomayor website wrote that "Frank Ricci finally got his day in court, despite the judging of Sonia Sotomayor, which all nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have now confirmed was in error." In fact, the ruling was 5-4 and Sotomayor was not once referenced directly. ...
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It was a 5-4 split
washingtonmonthly.com 6/30/2009 — IT WAS A 5-4 SPLIT.... Everyone knew the Ricci ruling would come down today. It was the last day of the session, and the Supreme Court hadn't issued its decision yet. By mid-day Friday, we knew the ruling would be...
The Politics of the Sotomayor Nomination
scotusblog.com 6/1/2009 — I have pretty much been silent on the Sotomayor nomination because Tom, Kevin, and the other members of the blog have been doing an outstanding job in providing useful information to our readership. I found the multi-part coverage of Judge ...
Updated myths and falsehoods surrounding the Sotomayor nomination
mediamatters.org 7/14/2009 — In covering President
Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David
Souter on the Supreme Court, the media have advanced numerous myths and
falsehoods about Sotomayor. In some cases, the media assert the falsehoods ...
White House: Sotomayor Used Poor Choice Of Words
huffingtonpost.com 6/7/2009 — WASHINGTON — In a bit damage control, the White House on Friday said Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor acknowledges she chose her words poorly by saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a "better" conclusion than a ...
Raising the SCOTUS confirmation stakes —
First Read 6/29/2009
From NBC's Pete Williams
While the Supreme Court did reverse the ruling that Sonia Sotomayor joined in the New Haven case, it also raised the stakes for getting her confirmed early.The court today took the unusual step of holding one case back ...
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