ON BUSINESS, A VOICE OF MODERATION

摘要

As Federal Appellate Judge Sonia So-tomayor heads toward hearings on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court,rnpoliticians and pundits are busy dissecting her stands on social issues. Yet a look at Sotomayor's rulings in business cases suggests a nuanced picture.rnOverall, observers say, the New Yorker shows a pragmatic streak akin to retiring Justice DavidrnSouter's, favoring neither business nor its adversaries and keeping to a close reading of the federal statutes that govern most business disputes. At times she has raised the hurdle for class actions, at times eased it. In employment disputes, she has sided frequently with workers but shows no compunction about ruling for employers where the law favors them.