Why the Sotomayor Nomination Makes Sense

Barack Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor is a good example of how Presidents make Supreme Court appointments: they balance political constituencies they wish to favor or reward and the predicted ease or difficulty of confirmation with their desire to have jurists who will cooperate with their policy initiatives. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - May. 26, 2009

Balkin looks at what he perceives as Obama's strategies and the logic of picking her for the Supreme Court.

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