New at Reason: Damon Root on the Goodwin Liu Judicial Confirmation Hearings

April 22, 2010

It’s hard to imagine a better dry run for this summer’s battle to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens than last Friday’s confirmation hearings for federal appellate court hopeful Goodwin Liu, writes Associate Editor Damon W. Root. Nominated by President Barack Obama to fill a vacancy on the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Liu is something of a dream candidate for the left—and a nightmare for the right.

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