Thread: Sotomayor Draws Retort From a Fellow Justice

December 9, 2009
Sotomayor Draws Retort From a Fellow Justice
By ADAM LIPTAK

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court released its first four decisions in argued cases this term on Tuesday. They were all minor, but one was notable for being Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court debut and for prompting a testy concurrence from Justice Clarence Thomas.

The case concerned whether federal trial-court rulings concerning the lawyer-client privilege may be appealed right away. Justice Sotomayor, with methodical reasoning and a formal writing style, said no.

“Permitting parties to undertake successive, piecemeal appeals of all adverse attorney-client rulings,â€

I thought it was Congress who made laws according to the Constitution. The Supreme Court is supposed to uphold the laws enacted as long as they are Constitutional, not make laws at the bench. And if a "law" enacted by Congress, or Executive order is not Constitutional, it the job of the Court to make sure that it is not unjustly applied.

Man how out of control will We the People let these jerks get before enough is enough?

[quote]In an otherwise dry opinion, Justice Sotomayor did introduce one new and politically charged term into the Supreme Court lexicon.

Justice Sotomayor’s opinion in the case, Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter, No. 08-678, marked the first use of the term “undocumented immigrant,â€

[quote="NoBueno"][quote]In an otherwise dry opinion, Justice Sotomayor did introduce one new and politically charged term into the Supreme Court lexicon.

Justice Sotomayor’s opinion in the case, Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter, No. 08-678, marked the first use of the term “undocumented immigrant,â€

Next thing you know, she will insert undocumented American into the lexicon. Aargh!