The Sotomayor Mystery
Why didn't she explain herself in this year's big race case?
Judge Sonia Sotomayor is smart and sharp, and her formidable track record on the bench should put to rest any lingering doubts that she isn't. (Why was the left, or at least the center, criticizing one of its own?) But there is a mystery in Sotomayor's recent history: a brief, unsigned opinion in the difficult race case now before the Supreme Court, Ricci v. DeStefano. Sotomayor punted when Ricci came before her, to such a degree that she raised more ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Before Sotomayor's name was out of Obama's mouth, there were ads on television condemning her. No matter who Obama would have nominated, they were going to war with the radical right.