The US Senate on Tuesday began debate on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court. While it is believed that Sotomayor will be confirmed to...
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The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted 13-6 to recommend the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court . All 12 Democrats on the committee and one...
Ranking Republican on the US Senate Judiciary Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) opposed the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Monday, maintaining that she lacks "deep-rooted convictions" needed to...
Sotomayor committee vote delayed a week by Senate Republicans
The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at the request of Senate Republicans. The vote on whether to send the...
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor reiterated her commitment to applying the law fairly to the facts of each case as members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee concluded their...
Sotomayor testifies she has decided abortion cases 'according to law'
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told the US Senate during confirmation hearings on Wednesday said that she has rejected personal bias and "ruled according to the law" in...
Sotomayor defends judicial record on second day of confirmation hearings
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday defended her judicial record and emphasized her reliance on precedent when deciding cases in response to confirmation questioning by the US Senate [official...
Sotomayor highlights 'fidelity to the law' in confirmation hearing
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Monday told the Senate Judiciary Committee during confirmation hearings that she would bring to the Court a judicial philosophy rooted in...
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary on Tuesday gave US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a unanimous "well-qualified" rating . Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate...
High court finds Title VII violation in firefighter reverse discrimination case
The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court ruling dismissing racial discrimination challenges to the promotion criteria used by the fire department of New Haven, CT. The Court ruled 5-4...