Thread: Sotomayor chosen as SC nominee (academic discussion)
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Old 05-28-2009
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Re: Sotomayor chosen as SC nominee (academic discussion)
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Originally Posted by wiggidy View Post
Ok, well, apparently she has been wrong about 60% of the time when her cases went to the Supreme Court. Should we trust her ability to understand the constitution with such a poor record?
the SC overturning a case does not make the original decision 'wrong.' it makes it a different decision than the one the SC came up with.

there is no right and wrong in jurisprudence.
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