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mcclatchydc.com - 6/12/2009

Poll: GOP risks loss of respect if it goes after Sotomayor

— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — Republicans may have a window of opportunity to turn public opinion against President Barack Obama's... first Supreme Court nominee, but a new poll finds that such a campaign could hurt their party's already weak standing with ... (more) Poll: GOP risks loss of respect if it goes after Sotomayor

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npr.org - 6/15/2009

Is Sonia Sotomayor Mean?

— npr.org — Nina Totenberg Morning Edition , June 15, 2009 The White House is fond of pointing out that... U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has more years on the bench, as a trial court and appellate judge, than any previous Supreme Court nominee. With ... (more) Is Sonia Sotomayor Mean?

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humanevents.com - 6/12/2009

Miss Affirmative Action, 2009

— humanevents.com — Having lost the Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008, Republicans are looking to redefine... themselves for a nation that still leans conservative but is less Republican that it has been in decades. The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the ... (more) Miss Affirmative Action, 2009

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"What Really Happened" in Ricci :
The Volokh Conspiracy — Stuart Taylor may "admire many things about Judge Sonia Sotomayor," but his latest column raises concerns about the handling of Ricci v. DeStefano . The panel's decision to adopt as its own U.S. District Judge Janet Arterton's opinion in the case looks much less defensible up close than it does in most media accounts. One reason is that the detailed factual record strongly suggests that -- contrary to Sotomayor's position -- the Connecticut city's decision to kill the promotions was driven less by its purported legal concerns than by raw racial politics. Whichever way the ...

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Weekly Standard Blog — Jonah Goldberg: "von Brunn isn’t a member of the far right. Nor is he a member of the far left, as some on the right are claiming. He’s not a member of anything other than the crazy caucus." Charles Krauthammer: Obama Hovers From on High Stuart Taylor takes a close look at what really happened in Ricci v. DeStefano. Obama's DOJ backs DOMA. Chris Dodd's "controversial cottage in Ireland — purchased with a scandal-tainted New York financier — has doubled in value." Fox News ...

Discrimination Judicially Enforced If Sotomayor Had Her Way
Dr. Melissa Clouthier — ... And yet, Judge Sotomayor believes a person’s skin color is sufficient reason to force companies to give people raises or promotions. From Stuart Taylor of the National Journal: ...

Discrimination Judicially Enforced If Sotomayor Had Her Way
Right Wing News — ... of a promotion exam after too few minorities scored high enough on the test. Monday the Supreme Court, in a five to four vote, ruled in favor of the white firefighters. And of course, this kind of discrimination is "endemic": And fair-minded people are sick of the racial politics because it serves no one except Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton: And yet, Judge Sotomayor believes a person's skin color is sufficient reason to force companies to give people raises or promotions. From Stuart Taylor of the National Journal : The Sotomayor-endorsed position allowed such a "race-based ...