Jesse Choper Says Goodwin Liu Will Uphold Legal Precedent as Judge

San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 2010 by Debra J. Saunders
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Choper considers Liu to be “a moderate liberal.” He wrote to the committee, “I am confident that, if confirmed to the Ninth Circuit, (Liu) will not seek to enforce his views as law.”