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Race & Ethnicity

elleng

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7. Your premise was flawed on 2 counts:

Reply to preventivePhD (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 07:01 PM

Nov 2012

1. No question. I use my judgment, on a case by case basis, to determine whether a decision is 'good,' and I don't assume that a judge or a court makes decision based on other than facts and law;

2. 'They' teach 'logic' in all schools, no course in 'logic' in law school, and my credentials enable me to develop MY opinion.

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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