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Posner on Sotomayor

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Charles Johnson5/26/2009 12:43:59 pm PDT

re: #235 zombie

Seems OK … until that last line:

“I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage.”

Say what? Imagine a white judge saying “I expect to make some rulings based on my white heritage.” He’d be political toast.

I don’t think the term “white heritage” is the equivalent of “Latina heritage.” One is related to skin color — the other is cultural.