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5 Jun 2009, 3:30 am
Munger Tolles & Olson Breaks Ground on Innovative Child Care Center Debate on Whether Female Judges Decide Differently Arises Anew IP Litigator Recognized for Work on Behalf of Women Lawyers Latina Lawyers Defend Sotomayor's 'Wise Latina' Speech Littler Mendelson Tops Ranking for Female Lawyers Sotomayor and that Dangerous Word "Better" read more [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 3:41 am
” The latter is Sotomayor’s remark at a luncheon at 2001 that she “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 who hasn’t lived that life. [read post]
3 Jun 2009, 11:27 am
The snippet of the 2001 speech that so upsets Republicans is: "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 who hasn’t lived that life. [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 6:30 am
She is a distinguished jurist and will be the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 7:06 pm
DeStefano (the New Haven firefighters case), and her "wise Latina justice" speech have fueled speculation about her approach to cases involving race. [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 10:23 am
Those opposing the nomination argue that it should have no effect; they view the comment that she sees herself as a Latina judge as offensive. [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 7:39 am
Although much of the MSM and blogosphere likes to talk about Sotomayor's humble roots, her role as a Latina lawyer and then judge, and her view on hot-button political topics, not much has been said about the fact that she's been a judge at the heart of securities litigation -- the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit. [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 2:45 am
She finesses the answer to that one.Everyone agrees that courts shouldn't make policy and that wise, old, white millionaires are just as able as poor Latinas to make good decisions.Sigh.You know, I care how she'll vote. [read post]
31 May 2009, 4:11 pm
That mistake was amplified by the speech that Judge Sotomayor gave at Berkeley in which she stated that she 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 who hasn’t lived that life. [read post]
31 May 2009, 10:49 am
Plus, some thoughts on the “wise Latina” brouhaha from Ann Althouse. [read post]
30 May 2009, 9:58 pm
.'" Today's newspaper, meanwhile, contains an article headlined "Some Republicans rebuke Limbaugh, Gingrich on Sotomayor criticism; Accusations that the Latina Supreme Court nominee is racist can only hurt the party, say GOP members who advocate a more civil debate. [read post]
30 May 2009, 2:37 pm
Should she have said a Latina woman would reach a worse conclusion than a white male? [read post]
30 May 2009, 1:09 pm
f) Defendant Paul Smith did not utter any similar sexually and/or racially offensive words at the non-Latina workers and did not perform any same or similar acts to the non-Latina workers. g) During the course of Green's employment at UCC, Defendant Paul Smith persistently demanded a romantic and sexual relationship with Plaintiff Patricia Green. [read post]
30 May 2009, 6:12 am
Not being a "wise Latina," the experiences of a wise Latina would not be mine. [read post]
29 May 2009, 6:39 pm
Let's say she forthrightly explained to the court during the voir dire (the jury-selection phase of a case) that she believed a wise Latina makes better judgments than a white male; that she doubts it is actually possible to "transcend [one's] personal sympathies and prejudices and aspire to achieve a greater degree of fairness and integrity based on the reason of law"; and that there are "basic differences" in the way people "of color" exercise… [read post]
29 May 2009, 5:21 pm
EUGENE VOLOKH: “Wise Latina” speech: troubling. [read post]
29 May 2009, 3:05 pm
President Obama. [read post]
29 May 2009, 12:56 pm
In the rush the find Sotomayor’s “biases,” media personalities and conservative opponents latched onto her Berkeley speech on “A Latina Judge’s Voice,” which provoked Rush Limbaugh’s accusations that she is a “reverse racist” and Newt Gingrich’s now-infamous “tweets” calling for her to withdraw. [read post]
29 May 2009, 11:03 am
Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we discuss the Sotomayor nomination with Professor Jenny Rivera, Director of Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality and Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law, and Professor Stephen Wermiel, Supreme Court expert and adjunct professor at American University Washington College. [read post]
29 May 2009, 10:23 am
" From the article: There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America's power elite. . . . [read post]
