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“Sonia Sotomayor is uniquely and exquisitely sensitive to race issues because she is a Latina.”

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Dahlia Lithwick is an American writer born in 1968. She is known for her commentary on legal and judicial issues, frequently contributing to publications such as The New York Times and National Public Radio. more

“Judge [Gonzalo] Curiel has not said anything, and in fact, cannot say anything. But I would even broaden it out to, you know, judges who are victims of attack ads in say state Supreme Court elections can't talk back. Judges are really barred from commenting on this kind of huge public hue and cry.”

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Author:Dahlia Lithwick

“Even Merrick Garland can't get up and give a press conference in which he says, "Give me a damn vote." We just hear silence.”

Giving Silence Vote Give Me Presses Get Up Damn Conferences Garlands Press Conferences

Author:Dahlia Lithwick

“Aaron Persky who is the judge who really I think it's fair to say there is a mob seeking to recall him because of what's perceived as a too-lenient sentence in a sexual assault case.”

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Author:Dahlia Lithwick

“Am I right in saying that the locust of this problem is simply that judges in America are half political animals and half oracular demigods?”

Problem America Political Animal Half Judging Demigods Political Animals

Author:Dahlia Lithwick

“On the one hand we want to preserve the integrity of the judicial branch, and we want to talk about judicial independence, and how damaging and dangerous it is when Donald Trump calls out Judge [Gonzalo] Curiel. And at the same time, at the end of the day, judges work for us and we can recall them and we can impeach them.”

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