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Political and Social Commentary by Dave Satre
| The Sotomayor Debate As the typically contentious and confusing debate over President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court ensues, here are some valid points deserving of consideration. George H.W. Bush appointed Sotomayor to the bench and she was confirmed without opposition by the Senate in 1992. Judge Sotomayor has more federal judicial experience than any Supreme Court justice in the past 100 years. She is widely respected in the legal community with a reputation for wisdom, intelligence, discipline, integrity and commitment to justice. She has demonstrated strong support for the First Amendment rights of religious freedom, free speech and assembly. She has a solid record on civil rights cases, environmental issues, discrimination based on sex, race and disabilities, fair wages for workers and healthcare issues. She epitomizes the American Dream. Her parents were Puerto Rican immigrants. She was raised in the South Bronx by a single mother. She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University (2nd in her class) and was the editor of the Law Journal at Yale. Sources for More Info: White House Statement, May 26, 2009. White House Statement 2, May 26, 2009. "Sotomayor's Notable Court Opinions and Articles,"
The New York Times, May 26, 2009. "Sonia Sotomayor: 10 Things You Should Know," The
Huffington Post, May 26, 2009. "How Sotomayor 'Saved' Baseball," Time, May 26,
2009. "Sotomayor's resume, record on notable cases," CNN,
May 26, 2009. "Sotomayor's resume, record on notable cases," CNN,
May 26, 2009. Judge Richard C. Wesley, a George W. Bush appointee to the
Second Circuit. "Sotomayor is Highly Qualified," The Wall Street
Journal, May 9, 2009. Cases: Archie v. Grand Cent. Partnership, 997 F. Supp. 504 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) and Marcella v. Capital Dist. Physicians' Health Plan, Inc., 293 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2002). Cases: Flamer v. White Plains, 841 F. Supp. 1365 (S.D.N.Y. 1993), Ford v. McGinnis, 352 F.3d 382 (2d Cir. 2003), and Campos v. Coughlin, 854 F. Supp. 194 (S.D.N.Y. 1994). Cases: Bartlett v. N.Y. State Board, 970 F. Supp. 1094 (S.D.N.Y. 1997), Greenbaum v. Svenska Hendelsbanken, 67 F.Supp.2d 228 (S.D.N.Y. 1999), Raniola v. Bratton, 243 F.3d 610 (2d Cir. 2001), and Gant v. Wallingford Board of Education, 195 F.3d 134 (2d Cir. 1999).
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