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The Aftermath of Ricci, by Robert Alt on No Left Turns

In response to the Supreme Court’s opinion, defenders of Sotomayor have attempted to paint her opinion as one showing that she is not an activist. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said: "Some of the very concerns that members of the Senate have expressed about judicial activism seem to be, at the very least, upside down in this case. Her ruling on the Second Circuit deno...

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Civil Rights and Racial Preferences Cases

Decision  Court Types of Activism
Hunter ex rel. Brandt v. The Regents of the University of California  Ninth Circuit  Contorting Text, Playing Legislator, Abusing Precedent 
Missouri v. Jenkins  Supreme Court  Playing Legislator, Judicial Imperialism 
Ricci v. DeStefano  Second Circuit  Contorting Text, Judicial Dishonesty 
United Steelworkers v. Weber  Supreme Court  Contorting Text 
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