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Re:Supreme Court restricts use of affirmative action for col... by remarkEon on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:23AM (#36521653)
Sotomayor revealed in oral argument for this very case that she does not understand the difference between "de facto" and "de jure". There's plenty of other things to dislike her for beyond one liners in interviews.
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Re:Supreme Court restricts use of affirmative action for col... by trogdor on Friday June 30, 2023 @02:14AM (#36531160)
Yeah. That was really weird. I don't know what to make of it, since it's hard to believe that she actually doesn't know the difference between the terms.
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Re:Supreme Court restricts use of affirmative action for col... by remarkEon on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:55AM (#36531840)
I just finished reading her dissent in this case, and I actually think she understands the legal difference, but because of her policy preferences (in this case, racism is actually okay but only for college admissions) she just forgot for a while.
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