Ethics

More on Sotomayor and Deference to Law Enforcement

By Ed Brayton

Another piece of evidence for the argument that Judge Sotomayor may end up being conservative on criminal justice questions: Joe Biden told a law enforcement group that Sotomayor "has their back."

Biden made the remark at an assembly of eight law enforcement groups after he detailed Sotomayor's tough-on-crime record in the courtroom.

"There's a part of her record that seems to be, up to now, been flying under the radar a bit. And that's her tough stance on criminals and her unyielding commitment to finding justice for the victims of crime," Biden said.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on June 14, 2009 (boomark / email).