Her book The International Judge fits with Koh and the rest of the peaceful european world utopia big thinkers.
Sotomayor did not write The International Judge; she wrote the foreword for the book.
Her book The International Judge fits with Koh and the rest of the peaceful european world utopia big thinkers.
you can make a fair argument that Sotomayor shouldn't be suggesting or ruling on arguments that the other side can't think up on its own - and if Sotomayor had adhered to that in her other decisions, then I would grudgingly concede the point; but she seems more willing to stray from that line when plaintiffs she agrees with come before the court
Contrary to conventional wisdom, President Obama was not looking for someone to balance the more flamboyant conservative firepower of Justice Antonin Scalia, according to one senior administration official involved in the process of picking, vetting and promoting the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
He was looking for someone with the ability to win over Justice Anthony Kennedy, the crucial swing vote.
I am still reading Sotomayor's decisions, but links to source documents evidencing judicial activism would be greatly appreciated.
He was looking for someone with the ability to win over Justice Anthony Kennedy, the crucial swing vote.
Didn't Sotomayor pretty much say as much herself in the controversial statements now making the rounds?
Why hasnt [sic] the second ammend.[sic] been incorperated [sic] by the states. It seems that everything should be incorperated [sic] and not just selective ones.
If so, how then can it be argued that the Second Amendment applies only to the Federal Government when the Supreme Court as already struck down a local ordinance for violation of it?
Didn't Heller strike down a D.C. law rather than a Federal one?
Didn't Heller strike down a D.C. law rather than a Federal one? If so, how then can it be argued that the Second Amendment applies only to the Federal Government when the Supreme Court as already struck down a local ordinance for violation of it?
SEC. 102. [D.C. Code 1-201] (a) Subject to the retention by Congress of the ultimate legislative authority over the nation's capital granted by article I, 8, of the Constitution, the intent of Congress is to delegate certain legislative powers to the government of the District of Columbia; authorize the election of certain local officials by the registered qualified electors in the District of Columbia; grant to the inhabitants of the District of Columbia powers of local self-government; modernize, reorganize, and otherwise improve the governmental structure of the District of Columbia; and, to the greatest extent possible, consistent with the constitutional mandate, relieve Congress of the burden of legislating upon essentially local District matters.
Wow, this thread title is not the least bit melodramatic or reactionary.
Wow, this thread title is not the least bit melodramatic or reactionary.
Wow, this thread title is not the least bit melodramatic or reactionary.
No, it isn't.