The American Constitution Society (ACS) [YouTube Excerpts (June 11 2009)] - " ... held a panel discussion at the National Press Club on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. The panel was moderated by Slate's Dahlia Lithwick and included Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Edward Whelan, president of the Ethics and Policy Center, and Cristina Rodriguez, professor of law at the New York University School of Law, who engaged in lively discussion and debate..."
See also, National Journal Online, The Ninth Journal Online -- News and Analysis On The Search To Fill The The Supreme Court [Thursday, June 11, 2009] - One Way Sotomayor Fails The Diversity Test, By Amy Harder"
"Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice and the third woman on the court, but in at least one respect she would not bring diversity to the court. She will, if confirmed, continue a growing pattern of filling the Supreme Court with sitting appellate judges.
At an American Constitution Society discussion yesterday on the Sotomayor nomination, panelists debated the pros and cons of selecting potential justices in the mold of former Chief Justice Earl Warren (see video of the event below). Warren was governor of California before President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated him to the court in 1953..."
See also, National Journal Online, The Ninth Journal Online -- News and Analysis On The Search To Fill The The Supreme Court [Thursday, June 11, 2009] - One Way Sotomayor Fails The Diversity Test, By Amy Harder"
"Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice and the third woman on the court, but in at least one respect she would not bring diversity to the court. She will, if confirmed, continue a growing pattern of filling the Supreme Court with sitting appellate judges.
At an American Constitution Society discussion yesterday on the Sotomayor nomination, panelists debated the pros and cons of selecting potential justices in the mold of former Chief Justice Earl Warren (see video of the event below). Warren was governor of California before President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated him to the court in 1953..."
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