So the Boston Police Department, having discovered that one of its officers (Justin Barrett) sent a truly revolting email about the Henry Louis Gates arrest to the Globe and some other folks, has suspended him, and is apparently going to … [Read more...]
Supreme Court ends its term (sort of), reversing Sotomayor in the Ricci case
As JohnD has already noted, the Supreme Court today reversed the Second Circuit decision (in which SCOTUS nominee Sonia Sotomayor joined) that had upheld the city of New Haven's decision to throw out a test that appeared to favor white … [Read more...]
ACLU on Sotomayor
The report was prepared in accordance with ACLU policy, and will be made available to the public and members of the Senate. The ACLU does not endorse or oppose candidates for elective or appointive office. … [Read more...]
Republican activist: “Hispanics think just like everyone else. We’re not like African Americans.”
No, I am not making this up. Really, who could? The Republican in question is Manuel Miranda, the former Capitol Hill staffer who was forced to resign in disgrace after getting caught hacking into Senate Democrats' computers. … [Read more...]
Judge Sotomayor and the Ricci case
I'll do the links first, so that the truly adventurous can read all this stuff for themselves. These are all PDFs (except the link to SCOTUSwiki). The District Court opinion and the order denying rehearing en banc with the … [Read more...]
Sotomayor ruled against race discrimination plaintiffs nearly 90% of the time
As I've said many times, if you really want to know what's going on with all things Supreme Court-related, your first stop should always be SCOTUSblog. Their latest work conclusively refutes any notion that Sonia Sotomayor routinely … [Read more...]
RosenGate continues
Here's Rosen's defense, as reported by NPR: By writing about her legal intellect, Rosen tells NPR, he was exploring whether she rose to the level of judicial and tactical brilliance one might want in a Supreme Court Justice. Rosen says he … [Read more...]
Judge Sotomayor and the “wise Latina” remark
[S]eminal decisions in race and sex discrimination cases have come from Supreme Courts composed exclusively of white males. I agree that this is significant but I also choose to emphasize that the people who argued those cases before the … [Read more...]
Race is everything.
Race is everything. by Kevin Sowyrda We're living in a crude time of racial centric politics. Nothing new, you say? Then check out the recent news concerning judiciary appointments in both Washington and Boston. Everything is … [Read more...]
Obama to nominate Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court
This just in. An utterly unsurprising pick, and I think a good one. More later.... By the way, if you want to learn more about Judge Sotomayor, your first stop should be the outstanding SCOTUSblog, which consistently offers … [Read more...]