A Supreme Case Against Sotomayor

IBD Editorials ^ | June 29, 2009

[Kaslin]

Judiciary: The Supreme Court's overturning of high-court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ruling in the New Haven firefighter case exposes what lies at the core of her misguided philosophy: stark racial favoritism.

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Thanks to the court's ruling Monday in Ricci v. DeStefano, all the YouTube video clips from Judge Sotomayor's old speeches and conferences take on a clearer meaning now.

Her claims that she was cheated when she took the racially skewed SATs, her contention that a Latina judge is morally superior to a white male judge, her mock sotto-voce declaration that appellate courts make policy — they have all been distilled and disposed of in one shot by the high court majority.

The court ruled 5-4 that the city of New Haven was guilty of reverse discrimination. Fearing lawsuits, New Haven had thrown out the results of fire department exams it conducted after only two Hispanics and no blacks from its firefighter ranks scored high enough to warrant promotions. It got sued anyway, as 18 firefighters claimed they were victims of reverse discrimination.

A three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, including Judge Sotomayor, sided with the city. One of Sotomayor's fellow 2nd District judges — Clinton appointee Jose Cabranes — charged that the panel's Lilliputian opinion contained no "clear statement of either the claims raised by the plaintiffs or the issues on appeal," plus "no reference whatsoever to the constitutional claims at the core of this case."

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[blau993]

Hey, the “Wise Latina” is now batting .143 in front of the Supreme Court — six of her seven cases to go before the Court have been reversed. When was the last time somebody made it from Triple A to the Majors with that average?

[lentulusgracchus]

[Article] One of Sotomayor's fellow 2nd District judges — Clinton appointee Jose Cabranes — charged that the panel's Lilliputian opinion contained no "clear statement of either the claims raised by the plaintiffs or the issues on appeal," plus "no reference whatsoever to the constitutional claims at the core of this case."

So here's a big, fat hint for Obama .... dump Sotomayor and nominate Cabranes. He's the guy who got it right.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

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