Activist court overturns precedent, law; sides with empathetic plaintiffs

by folkbum

The Ricci decision is out. Let the howling commence.

Also from SCOTUSBlog: "The fact that the Court’s four more liberal members would affirm the Second Circuit shows that Judge Sotomayor’s views were far from outlandish and put her in line with Judge Souter, [whom] she will replace."