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...complicate matters more, an influx of 220-volt chargers on one block, even just two or three per a typical circuit (10 to 12 homes), could overwhelm the system, according to Craver. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...said about you: 'She's a terror on the bench. She's temperamental, excitable, she seems angry. She's overall aggressive, not very judicial. She does not have a very good temperament. She abuses lawyers.'" Graham recounted. "When you look at the evaluation of the judges on the Second Circuit, you stand out like a sore thumb in terms of your temperament. What is your answer to these criticisms?" (Read "Sotomayor: The Right's Great White Whale...
...outside of the organization knows the exact nature or extent of the activities inside - and few dare to ask. Soldiers with AK-47s patrol the brick wall from guard posts poised above the metal fences or elevated walkways, and closed-circuit cameras monitor the entire perimeter. A quick peep through a hole in one of the many locked gates elicited a sharp, "Go away. Go away," from a voice overhead...
...Sotomayor's record on civil rights cases: "Judge Sotomayor joined unanimous decisions in civil rights cases in 89.1% of cases, compared to the circuit rate of 90.6% unanimity. She dissented in only two cases out of her 46 civil rights cases (4.3%) in the Constitutional Dataset, as compared to a 2.7% dissent rate for such cases in the circuit overall ... [She] voted to hold the challenged governmental action unconstitutional in 23.9% of cases, slightly more often than the Second Circuit overturn rate of 20.6% in such cases. However, she voted to overrule a lower court or agency determination in civil...
...Sotomayor on First Amendment cases: "Judge Sotomayor was part of a unanimous panel in 94.1% of the First Amendment cases in which she participated, more frequently than the Circuit's rate of 90.9%. She dissented in only 3 of her 68 First Amendment cases, or in less than 5% of these decisions. Additionally, in cases involving a First Amendment claim, Judge Sotomayor voted to overturn the challenged action in 25% of the time, slightly more than the Second Circuit rate of 24%. However, Judge Sotomayor voted to overturn the lower court or agency's decision less frequently than the circuit...