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‘Why Sotomayor Failed to Defend the Progressive Vision of Judging’

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That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, which begins:

Just before Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing began, Democrats acquired their 60th seat in the Senate. Sotomayor’s path to confirmation couldn’t have been easier.

The answers provide some broader lessons about Supreme Court confirmation battles.

 

Ed Whelan holds the Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and is a regular contributor to National Review’s Bench Memos blog.
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