Posts tagged 'judicial nomination'

Confirmation Hearings: Ten Questions for Sonia Sotomayor

In light of so much controversy surrounding a nominee with a record many see as radical, I found some excellent questions that judge Sotomayor should be forced to answer. I have re-posted these questions in their entirety.
Question #1: Policy-Making from the Bench
During a Duke University panel discussion in 2005, you made a statement that raises [...]

Ginsburg, Sotomayor and the Ricci Case

While the Supreme Court decision in favor of the discriminated firefighters in the Ricci case may seem potentially damaging to Sotomayor, it really won’t change much with her confirmation hearing. If it comes up, she will simply cite the dissenting opinion of the four justices as being on her side, and since it was a [...]

Obama Nominates Judicial Activist Judge Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court

Barack Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice Souter on the High Court. As expected, she is a deeply flawed candidate who has made outrageous comments concerning race and judicial activism. The mainstream media has either not reported or downplayed her controversial statements. Instead, the media is focusing on the most trivial and [...]

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