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washingtonmonthly.com - 6/30/2009
It was a 5-4 split
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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...
Justices Reject Sotomayor Position 9-0 -- But Bigger Battles Loom
ninthjustice.nationaljournal.com - 6/30/2009
Justices Reject Sotomayor Position 9-0 -- But Bigger Battles Loom
— 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 ... (more) Justices Reject Sotomayor Position 9-0 -- But Bigger ...

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legalinsurrection.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
Supreme Court Reverses Sotomayor
— 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] ... (more) Supreme Court Reverses Sotomayor

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rasmussenreports.com - 7/1/2009
Public Support for Sotomayor Falls After Supreme Court Reversal
— 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 ... (more) Public Support for Sotomayor Falls After Supreme Court ...

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Comments from Left Field:  Ricci Reversal Only Vindicates Judge Sotomayor

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Ricci Reversal Only Vindicates Judge Sotomayor
Comments from Left Field — ... Glenn gives Sotomayor’s opponents too much credit. Here is Steve Benen quoting Wendy Long making exactly that claim: ...

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