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June 3, 2009
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The Sotomayor Nomination: Rule of Law, Not Empathy, is the Standard

When running for the presidency Obama made it very clear what standards he would rely upon, as President, in making appointments to the United States Supreme Court. He made it clear that “empathy” is the character he seeks in a judicial nominee. The empathy to understand what it’s like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And that’s the criteria by which I’m going to be selecting my judges. Obama criticized […]
June 16, 2009
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The Sotomayor Nomination and Abortion

Speculation abounds over President Obama’s appointment of judge Sonya Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court and her position on the issue of abortion. There currently is a very sensitive balance on the Court on some high profile social issues such as abortion, and many cases on these issues are decided by a vote of 5-4. Sotomayor, as a Supreme Court justice, will undoubtedly provide the deciding vote on a variety of such issues. Judge […]