Thread: Sotomayor nomination
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Old 05-29-2009, 12:05 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by classicman View Post
Sotomayor reversed 60% by high court
So is it safe to say that the Supreme court agreed with the other 300+ rulings she gave?
That's one way to look at it. The other thing that happens (as I understand it) is that a judge is bound by current law to rule a certain way on a case; the SCOTUS is the only authority that can then say the law itself is flawed. I'd be interested to read details of those particular cases that were overruled.
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