Ethics

Balko on Sotomayor Questioning

By Ed Brayton

Balko really nails the almost entirely substanceless questioning of Judge Sotomayor in the confirmation hearings and how the two parties are handling the issue of criminal justice issues - a legitimate area of concern over Sotomayor's approach to the constitution and the law. He begins by noting how the Democrats are handling it:

In his introductory comments at Monday's hearing on prospective Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotamayor, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) boasted that over the course of her career, the nominee "ruled for the government in 83% of immigration cases, in 92% of criminal cases." This apparently is a plus.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 16, 2009 (boomark / email).