U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 14, 2009
The Power of Persuasion
The Supreme Court is a small group and decisions are often a result of interpersonal relations and individual persuasiveness, writes Erwin Chemerinsky.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
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By Erwin Chemerinsky During the confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, everyone will be listening intently to get a sense of what she is likely to do as a justice and the effect she will likely have on the future of constitutional law. As the hearings continue, it is a virtual certainty that she will be confirmed. She is impeccably qualified and besides, there are 60 Democratic senators. Nothi...
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