Corporate lawyer considers Sotomayor to be a reliable pick for corporations

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In all the bizarre giddiness surrounding Sotomayor (why? why not just simple, basic approval?), there's the following ominous endorsement from a corporate attorney:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124338260937756559.html

Her record in more than 4,000 cases, including those from 11 years on the Second Circuit, shows her occasional siding with corporate defendants or diverting from a standard liberal position.

The judge has favored corporate defendants in suits that test when cases can be brought as class actions. Judges often must determine whether plaintiffs' claims should be pre-empted by more defense-friendly federal and international laws.
European Pressphoto Agency

President Obama announces his Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor.

"There is no reason for the business community to be concerned" about Judge Sotomayor, said Lauren Rosenblum Goldman, a partner at Mayer Brown LLP who has represented businesses including Wachovia Corp. and Dow Chemical Co.

By "business community", this corporate lia..er, lawyer...is definitely not referring to the Main Street business community.