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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...

Sotomayor confirmation hearing materials, US Senate Judiciary Committee . Read the full text of the materials. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary...

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...

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...

JURIST Guest Columnist Laura Gómez of the University of New Mexico School of Law says that although Senators Graham and Sessions were technically right about the political consequences that would befall them if they had said anything along the lines...

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...

JURIST Contributing Editor Michael A. Olivas of the University of Houston Law Center says that the nomination and expected confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, a Latina, shows how far Latino lawyers and the Latino community in the United States have...

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...

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...