The confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor began today in Washington. I’ve looked forward to watching them because I’m curious about Sotomayor and what she’ll say. But I was startled to see America’s newest, most junior senator, former comedian Al Franken, on the panel. This is serious stuff, I thought. How did he get on … Continue reading The confirmation circus begins
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?
