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Race & Ethnicity

preventivePhD

(53 posts) Mon Nov 26, 2012, 11:14 PM Nov 2012

Appeals Votes Down 30 race discrimination cases in a row [View all]

On average about 17% of cases are overturned on appeal. It's disturbing to me to have appeals court judges mostly appointed by Bush turning down 30 cases in a row.

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Appeals Votes Down 30 race discrimination cases in a row [View all] preventivePhD Nov 2012 OP

You appear to assume they vote according to what you assume their appointer would want, elleng Nov 2012 #1

just curious preventivePhD Nov 2012 #2

I'm an attorney, elleng Nov 2012 #3

So there really no limit where you would become suspicious preventivePhD Nov 2012 #4

How do you know what law schools teach? elleng Nov 2012 #5

Since you didn't answer my question I'm not answering yours preventivePhD Nov 2012 #6

Your premise was flawed on 2 counts: elleng Nov 2012 #7

I guess you forgot logic was on the LSAT preventivePhD Nov 2012 #8

It's been quite a while since I took the LSAT. elleng Nov 2012 #9

You must be a genuis to take not have studied for LSAT logic exam preventivePhD Nov 2012 #10

As I said, been a LONG time, don't recall special LSAT logic exam, elleng Nov 2012 #11

I rarely agree with Republicans but I agree with Senator Grassley Analysis of Appeal court juges preventivePhD Dec 2012 #12

#1 is a procedural mess of a case, elleng Dec 2012 #13

The judges claim that ever single case they get is a procedural mess due to plaintiff's so preventivePhD Dec 2012 #14