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Sotomayor Admits Confirmation Hearings Were Scripted

By | 10.19.09 | 10:37 am

This will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who watched the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in which her answers were careful to reveal as little as possible about her views on anything, but it’s still rare for a new justice to admit that More…

Frank Ricci to Testify Against Sotomayor

By | 07.09.09 | 2:39 pm

The firefighter/plaintiff of the New Haven, Conn., affirmative action case is on the minority’s witness list for next week’s hearings on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court. If nothing else, it’ll set up a TV-friendly “battle” with the nominee. And it marks a change from June, when Ricci’s More…

Sotomayor’s Supporters and Foes to Debate Supreme Court’s Decision

By | 06.29.09 | 11:00 am

Interest groups are already lining up to use the Supreme Court’s decision today in Ricci v. DeStefano in their favor, whether they support or oppose the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the high court.

As Aaron noted earlier, the Supreme Court this morning decided that the city of More…

Supreme Court Overturns Sotomayor Ruling on Discrimination

By | 06.29.09 | 10:15 am

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has  ruled in favor of the white firefighters in the Ricci v. DeStefano case, overturning a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling signed by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, MSNBC is reporting.

The case involved charges of reverse discrimination after a test for promotion More…

Ricci Case Reveals Sotomayor’s Judicial Temperament

By | 05.29.09 | 5:23 pm

The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire blog has dug up an audio recording of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals argument in the controversial reverse-discrimination case of Ricci v. DeStefano. The hour-long tape provides a revealing glimpse into Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s intellect, demeanor and attitude towards the More…