Progressives to rejoice, Obama nominates Goodwin Liu

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Goodwin Liu, Associate Dean and Professor of Law at the UC Berkeley School of Law
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
39 Years Old.


Lead the effort to oppose Justice Alito

Served in "a leadership position in a progressive legal group and a record of opposing the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr" (LA Times).

"Liu testified against Alito during his 2006 confirmation hearings" and "co-wrote a report critical of his record on capital punishment, saying Alito's appellate opinions 'show a disturbing tendency to tolerate serious errors in capital proceedings' and 'reveal troubling perspectives on federalism, race and due process of law' (Ibid).

Amazing progressive credentials

Chairman of the board of the American Constitution Society, whose mission statement opposes the "activist conservative legal movement."

Served in the Department of Education during the Clinton administration.

Former Clerk of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

He "has criticized conservative legal theories" and "co-wrote the book 'Keeping Faith With the Constitution,' which criticized modern conservative legal theories. One review said the book describes 'the flaws and inconsistencies that plague originalism.'" (WP).

Diversity

"...if confirmed, he could be the only full time Asian American judge on a federal appellate court" (LA Times).

Potential SCOTUS nominee

"His name has been bandied about among candidates for the appellate court, which Obama, a constitutional lawyer, can shape as a pool for future Supreme Court nominees" (LA Times).

39 years old.

WH Press release
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-goodwin-liu-united-states-court-appeals-ninth-circuit-jud


News Coverage

Obama nominates Berkeley professor Goodwin Liu to federal appeals court
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/24/AR2010022404495.html

Obama zeros in on law professor for 9th Circuit post
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-obama-judges24-2010feb24,0,3858660.story


Write your Senator today, tell them to back his nomination. When you have done so check in.

[Lil Missy]

1. Nice pic!

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5. I liked the content of the post better than the graphic but thanks

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2. Justed asked Sen. McCaskill to support him

and she will of course. Claire is awesome!

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3. Justed asked Sen. Bond to support him

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4. "announced as a group of liberal law professors urged Obama to be more aggressive in reshaping...

...the judiciary by stepping up the pace of progressive nominations" (WP).

[tekisui]

6. knr

[BrklynLiberal]

7. I will do everything I can to make sure he gets onto the bench before the next century.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. How to contact your senators.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Sent notes to Gillibrand and Schumer

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9. Thanks for posting, only takes 30 seconds

[BrklynLiberal]

10. Yep. Easy with the net forms. Here is what I wrote to both

I urge you to strongly support the nomination of Goodwin Liu,
Associate Dean and Professor of Law at the UC Berkeley School
of Law for Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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11. Good job, short and sweet

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12. kick

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13. "Liu’s “breadth of experience” will make him an “invaluable addition” to the 9th Circuit."

-Holly Fujie, a partner at Buchalter Nemer in Los Angeles and immediate past president of the California State Bar

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/02/ending-appellate-silence-obama-nominates-two-for-vacancies.html

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14. kick

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. This is just an example of Goodwin's Law in action

Sorry, someone had to say it. :evilgrin:

[BrklynLiberal]

16. oy.

LOL

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17. Now, no one has mentioned Hitler, no freepers read this yet.

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18. New article about his nomination today:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/25/BAOQ1C6JC8.DTL