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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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SUPREME COURT DECIDES RICCI: “The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Con…
Instapundit — ... UPDATE: “Although there is a sharp 5-4 divide among the justices, not a single justice thought that Judge Sotomayor acted correctly in granting summary judgment for the City of New Haven.” ...

Did the Supreme Court pull the trigger?
Power Line — ... But this much is clear: the Court devoted 93 pages to a matter that Judge Sotomayor tried to dispose of in a summary order. Moreover, according to Ed Whelan, not a single Justice thought that Judge Sotomayor acted correctly in granting summary judgment for the City of New Haven. ...

Supreme Court rules in Ricci’s favor
Fausta's Blog — ... Ricci, since she is replacing Souter. The 5-4 split likely will give Sotomayor’s supporters comfort, since while she would have been in the minority, several current Supreme Court Justices agreed with her conclusion in the case. Nonetheless, there is plenty of fodder for Sotomayor’s opponents, both in the rejection of her position by the Court and her failure to deal with these issues head on, deferring instead to a lower court’s opinion. However, Ed Whelan points out that, although there is a sharp 5-4 ...

From the Bullshit Factory That is the NRO, That is Where…
Balloon Juice — ... , Rush got his talking point about 9-0 in a 5-4 ruling from the bullshit factory known as the National Review Online. Ed Whelan took his first stab at 10:52 with a post titled “Supreme Court vs. Sotomayor,” Wendy Long of the ...