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...compares to her colleagues: "In general, judges in the Second Circuit almost always ruled unanimously - in 93% of decisions. They voted to overturn the challenged governmental action in about 1 out of every 6 constitutional cases. In over one-third of those cases, they voted to overturn the lower court or agency's decision ... Judge Sotomayor's constitutional decisions closely conformed to the overall Second Circuit profile with respect to all three indicators...
...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 rights cases in only 43.5% of her decisions, less frequently than the circuit's 50.9% overrule rate...
...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 average - in 36.8% of her decisions as opposed to a circuit rate...
...basis in her record of constitutional cases." Instead, Youn argues, her judicial profile is "very much in line with her colleagues." The study gives a brief overview of the term "judicial activism" and explains how it has been saddled with negative connotations since Marbury v. Madison established the court's power of judicial review in 1803. Specifics of the cases reviewed aren't available in the report, but the study nonetheless paints a good statistical portrait of what might be expected if Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice...
...full three weeks before the July 31 deadline, there's little indication that the money needed to defuse the situation will be handed over. New Fabris was ordered into liquidation by a court in April, meaning its owners are in no condition to pay up. That's why workers are demanding that the plant's two biggest clients - the makers of Renault and Peugeot cars - provide the $41,000 for each job being eliminated. Not surprisingly, officials at both those groups say they aren't going to pony up the total $14 million that would cost - especially since the machinery...