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former9thward

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2. A story that is trying to generate faux outrage and is doing that.

Fri Apr 14, 2017, 09:09 AM

Apr 2017

This "study" is by someone who knows nothing about Supreme Court procedures. The comma's in Sotomayor's comments do not exist in oral argument. It may well be that Sotomayor speaks in slow or measured phrases and the lawyer thought she had completed her thought when he spoke.

Both sentences by Sotomayor in the OP are complete thoughts and sentences. It would be very natural to offer a counter argument after them. When lawyers participate in oral arguments before the SC they have an extremely limited time to get their arguments out. And they are routinely interrupted by the Justices in mid-sentence.

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Female Justices are interrupted 3x more than their male colleagues [View all] Tanuki Apr 2017 OP

That's probably true greymattermom Apr 2017 #1

A story that is trying to generate faux outrage and is doing that. former9thward Apr 2017 #2

You can excuse it all you want, but it is consistent with decades of research and observation Tanuki Apr 2017 #3

I am commenting on the Supreme Court. former9thward Apr 2017 #11

Yours are some rather creative allegations... though lacking objective evidence to support them LanternWaste Apr 2017 #4

The study co-authored by a law professor? Nevernose Apr 2017 #7

You're adorable. RedWedge Apr 2017 #10

These threads are always enlightening. JTFrog Apr 2017 #5

Yep Pacifist Patriot Apr 2017 #6

No kidding. LisaM Apr 2017 #9

I call BS Orrex Apr 2017 #8

it is true everywhere niyad Apr 2017 #12

I'm not surprised. Kentonio Apr 2017 #13