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washingtonpost.com - 6/30/2009

Ruling on Firefighters Unlikely to Hurt Sotomayor's Chances, Experts Say

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Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
Balloon Juice — Keeping it real on Sotomayor: The Supreme Court’s rejection of a decision against white firefighters endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor gives Republicans a renewed chance to attack her speeches and writings but is not expected to imperil her confirmation to the high court, political and legal sources said yesterday. I guess the summer silly season is as good a time as any for this.

TPMDC Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The Washington Post reports that legal and political experts say that the Supreme Court's decision yesterday in the Ricci case, overturning a prior decision by Sonia Sotomayor, is unlikely to have a real detrimental effect on her confirmation process. "I don't think it will persuade anybody who is inclined one way or another to change their views about Sotomayor," said Tom Goldstein, a professional Supreme Court litigator and writer of SCOTUSblog. ...

State-Run Media: Sotomayor's Awful Supreme Court Record Is a "Distraction"
Gateway Pundit — She's 2 for 6! This wise latina woman's decisions have been overturned 66% of the time! That's awful. But, the state-run media reported today that Sotomayor's awful record should not affect her confirmation. The Washington Post reported: The Supreme Court's rejection of a decision against white firefighters endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor gives Republicans a renewed chance to attack her speeches and writings but is not expected to imperil her confirmation to the high court, ...

"Supreme Court Finds Bias Against White Firefighters"
How Appealing — ... Firefighters": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. The newspaper also contains an article headlined "Supreme Court Ruling Offers Little Guidance on Hiring." And Linda Greenhouse has an op-ed entitled "The Court Changes the Game." Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that "Justices Rule for White Firemen In Bias Lawsuit; Sotomayor's Decision Is Overturned." The newspaper also contains an article headlined "No Peril Seen for Sotomayor"; an editorial entitled "Flunking the Test: The Supreme Court ...