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onenote

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1. Probably a waste of time

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2015, 06:22 PM

Mar 2015

I love Ruth (I was one of her students when I was in law school a million years ago). But her questioning on the standing issue was essentially a waste of time. Even the government's attorney essentially conceded that standing wasn't being challenged. And Sotomayor seemed to agree with him.

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Probably a waste of time onenote Mar 2015 #1

Yup. n/t progressoid Mar 2015 #2

Very interesting connection with Ms. Ginsburg! Also, why isn't standing being challenged? deurbano Mar 2015 #3

Exactly ...??? BlueMTexpat Mar 2015 #6

If someone's injured for only two months, that's probably enough for standing. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #13

Perhaps all she wanted to do was bring attention to the standing issue. That worked. nt babylonsister Mar 2015 #4

True. But to what end? nt onenote Mar 2015 #5

To give the conservatives an out. nt CanadaexPat Mar 2015 #7

You allege that The Notorious RBG is trying to give conservatives an out? Really? Hekate Mar 2015 #8

Without standing, the case can't proceed. hifiguy Mar 2015 #10

Rarely when the issue hasn't been presented to them by either party onenote Mar 2015 #11

What was she like as a prof? hifiguy Mar 2015 #9

Tough. Really tough. onenote Mar 2015 #12