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The Content of Their Character

July 3rd, 2009

I wrote in Sotomayor Decision Overturned that the Supreme Court’s Ricci v. DeStefano decision should have nothing to do with the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.  My reason was that the voters elected President Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress, and they should get the nominees they select, barring any major disqualifications that might emerge.  That’s the [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: affirmative action, Ricci v. DeStefano
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Sotomayor Decision Overturned

June 29th, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today on Ricci v. DeStefano, an appeal of a decision of a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  Judge Sonia Sotomayor, now a Supreme Court nominee, was a member of the three-judge panel and joined in the decision that has now been overturned.  As reported, The Supreme Court [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: Law, Ricci v. DeStefano, Sotomayor, Supreme Court
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