The Supreme Court has overturned the ruling of a lower court that included Sonia Sotomayor, and ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race (Ricci v. DeStefano). Fearing it might be sued, the city of New Haven had thrown out the results of its promotion exam because … Continue reading Court rules for white firefighters
I’m still waiting to hear some really substantive reporting about Sonia Sotomayor and her qualifications to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Admittedly I’ve not gone out doing any research on my own; I keep thinking the important stuff will get reported by the mainstream media — eventually. Maybe after the confirmation hearings begin. I’ll … Continue reading Judging the judge
Pres. Obama’s nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat is Sonia Sotomayor. Her confirmation hearings could run until August. Based on what you know so far, how would you vote? Continue reading Sotomayor: Yea or nay?
Some knee-jerk reactions upon hearing that Pres. Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court: You just had to do it, didn’t you? You just had to name Sotomayor because she’s both female and Hispanic. An irresistible two-fer. Of course, neither of those things has any bearing on her qualifications as a judge. Was … Continue reading Obama punts with Sotomayor?
With more grace, tact, and diplomacy than the other principals managed to display this week, President Obama delivered his commencement address today to Notre Dame’s Class of 2009. The controversy surrounding his appearance had risen to fever pitch. A pro-choice advocate was going to speak at the nation’s preeminent Catholic university! (Gasp!) University supporters were … Continue reading Using their indoor voices
Supreme Court Justice David Souter has announced his retirement from the court and the fallout has been what one would expect. The media can’t stop talking about it, mentioning possible nominees for the opening, giving us blow-by-blow histories of SCOTUS decisions and which judges expressed which opinions on each, Souter’s record, and even biographies, as … Continue reading ‘Qualified’ and ‘experienced’ work for me
