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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines June 1, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, June 1, 2009.

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The battle ahead for Sotomayor

"Pity the U.S. Supreme Court nominee about to face 19 senators, each with a set of issues, some predictable, some not, and many far removed from the day-to-day work of a justice ? or for that matter, a judge or lawyer. The predictable menu of issues is already being written for Judge Sonia Sotomayor by senators and special interest groups. Perennial favorites include abortion, the scope of the right to privacy, the death penalty and when stare decisis should prevail."

 

Critics pounce on Sotomayor's reversal rate

"Now that U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court, she finds herself under intense scrutiny for the handful of times that the court reversed her decisions. "

 

Nominee will need 'sherpa' to lead the way

"As Sotomayor makes her through the nomination process, which Washington insider will serve as her guide?"

 

Ambivalence greets marriage-equality suit

"Longtime conservative lawyer Theodore Olson has teamed up with former adversary David Boies to join the fight for same-sex marriage. The eye-catching pairing of two high-powered lawyers from opposite sides of the political spectrum on such a divisive social issue caught many civil rights lawyers off guard. But the two men, representing two homosexual couples in California, said that they had simply found a common cause regarding what they perceive as a violation of fundamental rights."

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