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Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, threw out decades of Supreme Court precedents so as to coddle corporate expenditures on elections. If we are to obtain even the semblance of democratic self-rule, we need a constitutional amendment overturning this decision.read more

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Obama would do himself proud, and his progressive base proud, and the Constitution proud, by nominating Russ Feingold to fill the next vacancy on the Supreme Court.read more

Throughout Sotomayor’s nomination and confirmation hearings, we were subjected to ethnic and gender stereotypes, plus a litany of questions concerning her jurisprudence and her intellect.read more

Sotomayor's advice to judges, "know thyself," is a far better recipe for justice than a pretense of neutrality.read more

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“I suggest to everyone watching today that they be a little wary of a phrase they may hear at these hearings – ‘judicial activism.’ That term really has lost all usefulness, particularly since so many rulings of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court can fairly be described as ‘activist’ in their disregard for precedent and their willingness to ignore or override the intent of Congress.”read more

I’d hate for my kid to have Clarence Thomas as a principal. And I hate for my country to have Clarence Thomas as a Justice.read more

May the Right be right that, in Sotomayor, another secret radical is inching her way onto the Court.read more

A Puerto Rican woman from a poor neighborhood in the South Bronx should bring her unique experiences and sympathies with her to positions of power. And if she sympathizes with groups of people who, for too long, have been ignored or invisible in our society, that is a strength of character — not a character flaw.read more

President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court reminds us of the importance of diversity in the judiciary. In order to have a vibrant democracy and a fair justice system, our courts should reflect the richness and variety of America.read more

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor deserves our support for the U.S. Supreme Court. She’s earned it not because of who she is but because of how she thinks and what she has accomplished.read more