Judge in context Sheila June 5, 2009 Judge Sonia Sotomayor has made some now famous remarks on the role of the appeals court in making policy, and Read More
It’s all about abortion Sheila June 4, 2009 It used to be that a nominee to the Supreme Court couldn’t be based, argued Democratic members of Congress, Read More
Which Sotomayor will show up? Sheila June 3, 2009 There’s a superabundance of coverage and analysis on Judge Sonia Sotomayor coming from all angles and possible forms of Read More
The ‘seamless garment’ doesn’t fit Sheila June 2, 2009 Not the model it’s been applied to for a long time, anyway. And since President Obama held it up Read More
Keeping up with identity politics Sheila June 1, 2009 We’ve heard a lot of updated terminology in politics and media since the campaign of 2008 started a year and Read More
The wrongness of taking human life Sheila May 31, 2009 You cannot teach the inviolability of every life by violating it in some cases. Some seriously disordered person did violate Read More
“Every life has to be protected” Sheila May 31, 2009 No exceptions. That’s been the message of the pro-life world:Â that no class of human beings can be considered ‘Read More
‘Scuse me Sheila May 29, 2009 The attention Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s remarks are getting in much of the media just won’t go away as Read More
She’s Catholic. Maybe. Sort of… Sheila May 28, 2009 Sure, there’s buzz about the likelihood that Judge Sotomayor is Catholic, but they aren’t discussing the relevance of Read More
Libertarians are also concerned Sheila May 28, 2009 It’s not just the conservatives asking serious questions about Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Just after her nomination, this was posted Read More
