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May 2009 - Posts
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The Blog of Legal Times last week ran several comments from representatives of legal and business interest groups reacting to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Here is an edited sampling.
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Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's pledge to never forget the "real-world consequences" of her decisions is not unobjectionable on its face. Unfortunately, however, empathy for disaffected groups emerges as an empty, unhelpful barometer in reaching sound legal outcomes, an emptiness reflected in many of Sotomayor's decisions.
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President Obama made clear the qualities he sought in a replacement for Justice Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court: a sharp intellect coupled with the empathy required to apply legal doctrine to the real-world lives of the American people. In Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Obama found a candidate who has the complete package — both legal book smarts and the wisdom to use them well.
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