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To: Sully- who wrote (72086)	5/27/2009 5:40:00 AM
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Obama Picks Sotomayor By Matt Margolis on Supreme Court Lots to be discussed on this issue. More to come later, but do share your thoughts here. QUICK LINKS: Video: Sotomayor says court is “where policy is made” Link Sotomayor: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male” Link Five of six Sotomayor rulings reviewed by Supreme Court were overturned (one case is still pending). * Riverkeeper, Inc. vs. EPA, 475 F.3d 83 (2007) — reversed 6-3 (Dissenting: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg) * Knight vs. Commissioner, 467 F.3d 149 (2006) — upheld, but reasoning was unanimously faulted * Dabit vs. Merrill Lynch, 395 F.3d 25 (2005) — reversed 8-0 * Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. vs. McVeigh, 396 F.3d 136 (2005) — reversed 5-4 (Dissenting: Breyer, Kennedy, Souter, Alito) * Malesko v. Correctional Services Corp., 299 F.3d 374 (2000) — reversed 5-4 (Dissenting: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer) * Tasini vs. New York Times, et al, 972 F. Supp. 804 (1997) — reversed 7-2 (Dissenting: Stevens, Breyer) Link Heritage Foundation’s Rapid Response. Link THE NEW REPUBLIC: The Case Against Sotomayor Link blogsforvictory.com