Obama Selects Sotomayor for Court
By PETER BAKER and JEFF ZELENYPresident Obama said on Tuesday that he had chosen Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appeals court judge in New York, as his nominee for the Supreme Court.
Latinos rejoice in Sotomayor nomination CNN By John D. Sutter (CNN) -- Cecilia Lopez, a student who is the first person from her family to go to college, sees something of herself in the first Hispanic woman to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be the first ...
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor rose from humble roots Los Angeles Times Obama's pick started out in a South Bronx housing project, excelled at Yale Law School and was named to the federal bench by George HW Bush. Conservatives prepare for a fight. By James Oliphant Reporting from Washington -- Sonia Sotomayor, ...
Inside Obama's Court Vet: President Settled On Sotomayor Monday NightHuffington Post -
Following a thorough vetting process that drew down the number of potential Supreme Court nominees to four, President Barack Obama ultimately settled on his decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor at 8:00 pm on Monday, senior administration officials said ...
Sotomayor: Political Confidence or Political Savvy? Huffington Post
Over on his Fix blog at the Washington Post, uber-political journalist Chris Cillizza has written that Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court reflects Obama's "supreme confidence that even a united GOP can't beat the White House. ...
The Judge Who Saved Baseball Huffington Post - 1 hour ago Anybody keeping score of which party controls the first few innings of the confirmation debate should make note of how many times "baseball" gets repeated in the political chatter over the next 48 hours. When a new President mentions baseball twice in ...
Following a thorough vetting process that drew down the number of potential Supreme Court nominees to four, President Barack Obama ultimately settled on his decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor at 8:00 pm on Monday, senior administration officials said ...
Sotomayor: Political Confidence or Political Savvy? Huffington Post
Over on his Fix blog at the Washington Post, uber-political journalist Chris Cillizza has written that Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court reflects Obama's "supreme confidence that even a united GOP can't beat the White House. ...
The Judge Who Saved Baseball Huffington Post - 1 hour ago Anybody keeping score of which party controls the first few innings of the confirmation debate should make note of how many times "baseball" gets repeated in the political chatter over the next 48 hours. When a new President mentions baseball twice in ...
Republicans Withhold Criticism of SotomayorWashington Post By Paul Kane With their numbers diminished, Senate Republicans today withheld any criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, instead preaching caution in the process to buy time to fully vet her judicial experience and her personal background ...
Senate GOP Reaction Guarded To High Court Pick Wall Street Journal By Corey Boles Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Republican senators had a guarded reaction to President Barack Obama's first US Supreme Court nominee. Seconds after Obama named US Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to ...
Senate GOP Reaction Guarded To High Court Pick Wall Street Journal By Corey Boles Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Republican senators had a guarded reaction to President Barack Obama's first US Supreme Court nominee. Seconds after Obama named US Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to ...
Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a lifelong Yankees ...
New York Daily News By Michael O'Keeffe and Nathaniel Vinton What do you think of Pres. Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court Love it. A Latina from the Bronx?! She'll bring needed diversity to the Court. Not sure. I don't know enough about her Will ...
Statements on Sotomayor's Nomination
New York Times By The New York Times Doug Mills/The New York Times President Obama announced the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, as Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. looked on. Updated, 11:59 am | President Obama's decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor for the ...
Obama Interviewed Sotomayor Thursday
Washington Post By Michael D. Shear President Obama interviewed Judge Sonia Sotomayor for an hour in the Oval Office last Thursday, White House officials said. In all, the judge spent seven hours at the White House, talking with advisers who were in charge of helping ...
Sotomayor Made Significant Sports Rulings
Washington Post By Mark Maske Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been involved in some significant sports rulings as a judge, issuing rulings that ended the baseball strike in 1995 and reaffirmed the NFL's policy that a player must be three years removed from ...
New York Daily News By Michael O'Keeffe and Nathaniel Vinton What do you think of Pres. Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court Love it. A Latina from the Bronx?! She'll bring needed diversity to the Court. Not sure. I don't know enough about her Will ...
Statements on Sotomayor's Nomination
New York Times By The New York Times Doug Mills/The New York Times President Obama announced the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, as Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. looked on. Updated, 11:59 am | President Obama's decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor for the ...
Obama Interviewed Sotomayor Thursday
Washington Post By Michael D. Shear President Obama interviewed Judge Sonia Sotomayor for an hour in the Oval Office last Thursday, White House officials said. In all, the judge spent seven hours at the White House, talking with advisers who were in charge of helping ...
Sotomayor Made Significant Sports Rulings
Washington Post By Mark Maske Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been involved in some significant sports rulings as a judge, issuing rulings that ended the baseball strike in 1995 and reaffirmed the NFL's policy that a player must be three years removed from ...
Obama's court pick has deep ties to Princeton
Philadelphia Inquirer AP PRINCETON, NJ - President Obama's Supreme Court nominee could become the 10th Princeton University graduate to sit on the panel if she's confirmed. Sonia Sotomayor graduated from the Ivy League school in 1976. She received the Pyne Prize that year, ...
Leahy Reacts to Sotomayor Pick
WCAX - President Barack Obama has named New York jurist Sonia Sotomayor as his pick to succeed Justice David Souter on the US Supreme Court. The 54-year-old was first named to a federal judgeship by President George HW Bush in 1992. ...
Philadelphia Inquirer AP PRINCETON, NJ - President Obama's Supreme Court nominee could become the 10th Princeton University graduate to sit on the panel if she's confirmed. Sonia Sotomayor graduated from the Ivy League school in 1976. She received the Pyne Prize that year, ...
Leahy Reacts to Sotomayor Pick
WCAX - President Barack Obama has named New York jurist Sonia Sotomayor as his pick to succeed Justice David Souter on the US Supreme Court. The 54-year-old was first named to a federal judgeship by President George HW Bush in 1992. ...
Sotomayor: Broad Personal And Professional Experience
CBS News As a Puerto Rican woman who grew up in the projects of the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor would bring diversity of opinion and perspective to the Supreme Court. She would also bring 16 years of court experience with her, a history of bipartisan support, ...
Sotomayor Has Long Record As Lawyer, Judge
NPR Morning Edition, May 26, 2009 · When President Obama introduced his Supreme Court nominee Tuesday, he spoke at length about her personal story. Sonya Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice. She has a long record as a lawyer and judge. ...
Obama picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Bizjournals.com President Barack Obama announced today he will nominate federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice on the nation's highest court. Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, ...
Sotomayor: A Moderate on Business BusinessWeek -
By Steve LeVine and Theo Francis Federal Appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor, nominated May 26 by President Barack Obama to the US Supreme Court, has earned a centrist reputation in business cases: In 1995, she sided with Major League Baseball players in a ...
How--and Why--Obama Picked Sotomayor - M. Allen and J. Martin, Politico
Sotomayor For SCOTUS: What It Means - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
Why Sotomayor Is Such a Good Pick - Erwin Chemerinsky, The New Republic
Pick Puts Focus on Identity Politics - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
The Sonia I Know - Stephen Carter, The Daily Beast
Obama's Past May Aid Sotomayor Critics - David Paul Kuhn, RCP
Politics Nation: Sotomayorathon
Sotomayor For SCOTUS: What It Means - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
Why Sotomayor Is Such a Good Pick - Erwin Chemerinsky, The New Republic
Pick Puts Focus on Identity Politics - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
The Sonia I Know - Stephen Carter, The Daily Beast
Obama's Past May Aid Sotomayor Critics - David Paul Kuhn, RCP
Politics Nation: Sotomayorathon
Sotomayor's Rulings Are Exhaustive but Often Narrow
By ADAM LIPTAK Judge Sonia Sotomayor's opinions are marked by diligence, depth and unflashy competence, but reveal no larger vision.
Sotomayor, a Trailblazer and a Dreamer
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Judge Sotomayor's up-by-the-bootstraps tale, which in many ways mirrors President Obama's, is one reason for her selection.
By ADAM LIPTAK Judge Sonia Sotomayor's opinions are marked by diligence, depth and unflashy competence, but reveal no larger vision.
Sotomayor, a Trailblazer and a Dreamer
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Judge Sotomayor's up-by-the-bootstraps tale, which in many ways mirrors President Obama's, is one reason for her selection.
Pride and Some Concerns Among Hispanics
By DAMIEN CAVE Many Hispanic Americans said Judge Sotomayor's selection showed recognition from Washington that was overdue given the size of the Hispanic voting bloc.
By DAMIEN CAVE Many Hispanic Americans said Judge Sotomayor's selection showed recognition from Washington that was overdue given the size of the Hispanic voting bloc.
GOP Senators All Repeat Same Line Questioning Sotomayor
<h4 class="subhead">10 Things You Should Know About Sotomayor</h4> - Frank Sharry: Question on Sotomayor: What Does Obama's SCOTUS Nomination Have to Do with Immigration Reform?
- Martin Garbus: Warren, Black, Marshall, Douglas -- Obama Got It Right. Hooray.
Sotomayor Nomination: Obama's Wedge Politics
Adele Stan, 05.26.2009
Journalist. Editor. Blogger. Feminist.
Can Republican senators really afford to oppose Sonia Sotomayor's nomination without further bleeding the votes of Latinos? Probably not.
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More about Sonia Sotomayor, From Someone Who Knew Her at Yale
Bella DePaulo, 05.26.2009
Author of SINGLED OUT and the "Living Single" blog
Rachel Moran: "The stigma of singledom seems to have disappeared when it comes to qualifying for high office, both for men like David Souter and women like Sonia Sotomayor."
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The Judge Who Saved Baseball
Jeffrey Feldman, 05.26.2009
Author of Framing The Debate, Founder of Frameshop (frameshopisopen.com)
To make sure his first nominee makes it through a potentially ugly confirmation process, Obama is wrapping the debate in one of the most popular symbols of American life: baseball.
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Sonia Sotomayor's Background Will Affect Her Judicial Decisions -- and That's a Good Thing
Jill Filipovic, Comment Is Free
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Each justice has their own identities, and these shape their judicial views. This seems to be controversial only if you aren't white and male.
BrainPower: Karl Rove vs. Sonia Sotomayor
by Booman, Booman Tribune A look at Karl Rove and Sonia Sotomayor's academic accomplishments. Guess who comes out on top?
Conservatives' Crazy Reactions to Obama's Supreme Court Nominee
by Chris Bowers, Open Left These comments are how you know Sotomayor is a positive.
Will Obama's Pick of Sotomayor Split the Right?
David Corn, MotherJones.com. May 26, 2009.
With his new Supreme Court nominee, Obama gives GOPers a choice: Tick off social conservatives or alienate Hispanic voters.
The Empathy Dodge
Adam Serwer
May 27, 2009 | web only
Conservatives are crying foul over Obama's desire for a Supreme Court justice with "empathy."
But conservative jurists are just as guilty of displaying the soft touch -- it's just reserved for those with money and power.
President Barack Obama looks on as his Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday May 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Adam Serwer
May 27, 2009 | web only
Conservatives are crying foul over Obama's desire for a Supreme Court justice with "empathy."
But conservative jurists are just as guilty of displaying the soft touch -- it's just reserved for those with money and power.
President Barack Obama looks on as his Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday May 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
[/size][size="-0"]The Supreme Court and identity politics.
Sotomayor overturned 60% of the time by Supremes
May 27, 2009
Missing the "forest for the trees." More
May 27, 2009
Missing the "forest for the trees." More
Supreme Contortions
Sally Zelikovsky
With the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor comes yet another democrat sleight of hand -- ignoring one reality and twisting another. More
Sally Zelikovsky
With the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor comes yet another democrat sleight of hand -- ignoring one reality and twisting another. More
Conservatives divided on tactics in opposing Sotomayor
May 27, 2009
Time to throw pragmatism under the bus and stand on principle. More
May 27, 2009
Time to throw pragmatism under the bus and stand on principle. More
Every Justice Creates a New Court
By LINDA GREENHOUSEHow will Sonia Sotomayor fit into the Supreme Court’s mix of ideology, personality, principle and politics, and will she make a discernible difference in the outcomes of cases?
May 27, 2009 Op-Ed Contributor
Scenes From Judge Sotomayor’s Courtroom
By GERARD N. MAGLIOCCAA conservative who has known the nominee for 13 years approves of President Obama’s choice.
By LINDA GREENHOUSEHow will Sonia Sotomayor fit into the Supreme Court’s mix of ideology, personality, principle and politics, and will she make a discernible difference in the outcomes of cases?
May 27, 2009 Op-Ed Contributor
Scenes From Judge Sotomayor’s Courtroom
By GERARD N. MAGLIOCCAA conservative who has known the nominee for 13 years approves of President Obama’s choice.
Obama Hails Judge as ‘Inspiring’
By PETER BAKER and JEFF ZELENYIf confirmed, Sonia Sotomayor would probably not change the court’s broad philosophical balance.
May 27, 2009
For Hispanics, Court Pick Sets Off Pride, and Some Concerns
By DAMIEN CAVEMany Hispanics said Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s selection showed a recognition from Washington that was long overdue given the size of the Hispanic voting bloc.
May 27, 2009 Woman in the News
Sotomayor, a Trailblazer and a Dreamer
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERGJudge Sotomayor’s up-by-the-bootstraps tale, which in many ways mirrors President Obama’s, is one reason for her selection.
May 27, 2009
Sotomayor attracted some GOP support in '98 The Senate voted on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in October, 1998, when she was nominated as a federal appellate judge. And eight Republicans still in the Senate voted for her.
One, Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter, is now a Democrat. The others were Richard Lugar of Indiana, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire and Orrin Hatch and Robert Bennett of Utah.
Sotomayor was confirmed by a 67 to 29 vote; all the no votes were Republicans. Among the "no"s still serving: Alabama's Jeff Sessions, top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will consider the nomination; and fellow committee members Charles Grassley of Iowa, and Jon Kyl of Arizona. Current Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was also opposed.
The roll call:, http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll...&vote=00295
One, Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter, is now a Democrat. The others were Richard Lugar of Indiana, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire and Orrin Hatch and Robert Bennett of Utah.
Sotomayor was confirmed by a 67 to 29 vote; all the no votes were Republicans. Among the "no"s still serving: Alabama's Jeff Sessions, top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will consider the nomination; and fellow committee members Charles Grassley of Iowa, and Jon Kyl of Arizona. Current Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was also opposed.
The roll call:, http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll...&vote=00295
Look out for liberal Sotomayor, says the GOP She's liberal. She supports abortion rights. Against the death penalty. And may want to remove "God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
Look out, say Republicans in their "talking points" about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
The GOP inadvertantly sent reporters a list of talking points — many of which showed up Tuesday in the statements of top Republican lawmakers. The list:
"President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is an important decision that will have an impact on the United States long after his administration.
Look out, say Republicans in their "talking points" about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
The GOP inadvertantly sent reporters a list of talking points — many of which showed up Tuesday in the statements of top Republican lawmakers. The list:
"President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is an important decision that will have an impact on the United States long after his administration.
Republicans are committed to a fair confirmation process and will reserve judgment until more is known about Judge Sotomayor's legal views, judicial record and qualifications. <li>Until we have a full view of the facts and comprehensive understanding of Judge Sotomayor's record, Republicans will avoid partisanship and knee-jerk judgments — which is in stark contrast to how the Democrats responded to the Judge Roberts and Alito nominations. <li>To be clear, Republicans do not view this nomination without concern. Judge Sotomayor has received praise and high ratings from liberal special interest groups. Judge Sotomayor has also said that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals. <li>Republicans believe that the confirmation process is the most responsible way to learn more about her views on a number of important issues. <li>The confirmation process will help Republicans, and all Americans, understand more about judge Sotomayor's thoughts on the importance of the Supreme Court's fidelity to the Constitution and the rule of law. <li>Republicans are the minority party, but our belief that judges should interpret rather than make law is shared by a majority of Americans. <li>Republicans look forward to learning more about Judge Sotomayor's legal views and to determining whether her views reflect the values of mainstream America.President Obama on Judicial Nominees
<li> Liberal ideology, not legal qualification, is likely to guide the president's choice of judicial nominees. <li> Obama has said his criterion for nominating judges would be their "heart" and "empathy." <li> Obama said he believes Supreme Court justices should understand the Court's role "to protect people who may be vulnerable in the political process." <li> Obama has declared: "We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old-and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges."Additional Talking Points
<li> Justice Souter's retirement could move the Court to the left and provide a critical fifth vote for: <li> Further eroding the rights of the unborn and property owners; <li> Imposing a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage; <li> Stripping "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance and completely secularizing the public square; <li> Abolishing the death penalty; <li> Judicial micromanagement of the government's war powers."
Sotomayor selection might help Dems in Florida Obama's selection of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court is filled with land mines for Republicans.
That at least is what political writer Beth Reinhard of The Miami Herald is suggesting in her most recent blog post.
Florida, of course, remains a key state. Republicans lost ground last year to the Democrats among Hispanics. Now the question is will opposition to Sotomayor, who's Puerto Rican, hurt Republicans further among the growing Puerto Rican population of Central Florida?
That at least is what political writer Beth Reinhard of The Miami Herald is suggesting in her most recent blog post.
Florida, of course, remains a key state. Republicans lost ground last year to the Democrats among Hispanics. Now the question is will opposition to Sotomayor, who's Puerto Rican, hurt Republicans further among the growing Puerto Rican population of Central Florida?
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ May 27 2009, 09:34 AM) 
Will Obama's Pick of Sotomayor Split the Right?
David Corn, MotherJones.com. May 26, 2009.
With his new Supreme Court nominee, Obama gives GOPers a choice: Tick off social conservatives or alienate Hispanic voters.
David Corn, MotherJones.com. May 26, 2009.
With his new Supreme Court nominee, Obama gives GOPers a choice: Tick off social conservatives or alienate Hispanic voters.
Could it be a Positive use of Negative Wedge Issues?
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ May 27 2009, 09:50 AM)
Look out for liberal Sotomayor, says the GOP She's liberal. She supports abortion rights. Against the death penalty. And may want to remove "God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
Look out, say Republicans in their "talking points" about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
The GOP inadvertantly sent reporters a list of talking points — many of which showed up Tuesday in the statements of top Republican lawmakers. The list:
"President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is an important decision that will have an impact on the United States long after his administration.
Look out, say Republicans in their "talking points" about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
The GOP inadvertantly sent reporters a list of talking points — many of which showed up Tuesday in the statements of top Republican lawmakers. The list:
"President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is an important decision that will have an impact on the United States long after his administration.
Republicans are committed to a fair confirmation process and will reserve judgment until more is known about Judge Sotomayor's legal views, judicial record and qualifications. <li>Until we have a full view of the facts and comprehensive understanding of Judge Sotomayor's record, Republicans will avoid partisanship and knee-jerk judgments — which is in stark contrast to how the Democrats responded to the Judge Roberts and Alito nominations. <li>To be clear, Republicans do not view this nomination without concern. Judge Sotomayor has received praise and high ratings from liberal special interest groups. Judge Sotomayor has also said that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals. <li>Republicans believe that the confirmation process is the most responsible way to learn more about her views on a number of important issues. <li>The confirmation process will help Republicans, and all Americans, understand more about judge Sotomayor's thoughts on the importance of the Supreme Court's fidelity to the Constitution and the rule of law. <li>Republicans are the minority party, but our belief that judges should interpret rather than make law is shared by a majority of Americans. <li>Republicans look forward to learning more about Judge Sotomayor's legal views and to determining whether her views reflect the values of mainstream America.President Obama on Judicial Nominees
<li> Liberal ideology, not legal qualification, is likely to guide the president's choice of judicial nominees. <li> Obama has said his criterion for nominating judges would be their "heart" and "empathy." <li> Obama said he believes Supreme Court justices should understand the Court's role "to protect people who may be vulnerable in the political process." <li> Obama has declared: "We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old-and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges."Additional Talking Points
<li> Justice Souter's retirement could move the Court to the left and provide a critical fifth vote for: <li> Further eroding the rights of the unborn and property owners; <li> Imposing a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage; <li> Stripping "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance and completely secularizing the public square; <li> Abolishing the death penalty; <li> Judicial micromanagement of the government's war powers."
The Democratic Party Emphasize should be on the Judicial Distinction between Recognizing (perceiving/conceptualizing) Policy Changes that have occured in Practice (Emerged) and pro-actively
Changing Policy...
Sotomayor's greatest impact could come from who she is
<h5 class="byline">By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers </h5> Sonia Sotomayor may be remembered as much for who she is as for what she does. While her liberal record on the appeals bench will generate a summer-long clash of ideologies in Washington and a high-decibel battle on cable TV and talk radio, her ideology isn't likely to shift the court much, if at all. But her identity as a Hispanic female of working-class parents will have an immediate impact. » read more
UPREME COURT: THE SOTOMAYOR NOMINATION
Rule of Law or Lawyers?
It’s not the rule of law, it’s the rule of lawyers: That’s the central message conveyed by Pres. Barack Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.
ANDREW C. McCARTHY
Rule of Law or Lawyers?
It’s not the rule of law, it’s the rule of lawyers: That’s the central message conveyed by Pres. Barack Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.
ANDREW C. McCARTHY
Empathy vs. Impartiality
What Obama calls “empathy” means
bending the law to favor certain groups.
JONAH GOLDBERG
What Obama calls “empathy” means
bending the law to favor certain groups.
JONAH GOLDBERG
DAVID SIROTA
Sotomayor Confirmation Fight As Vehicle for Discussion of Race, Class, Gender and White Privilege I'm not (yet) fully confident that the selection of Sonia Sotomayor will mean huge policy change from the court. However, I am increasingly confident (and happy) that the Sotomayor nomination and ensuing confirmation fight could open up a much-needed discussion of taboo subjects like race, class, gender and privilege.
Sotomayor Confirmation Fight As Vehicle for Discussion of Race, Class, Gender and White Privilege I'm not (yet) fully confident that the selection of Sonia Sotomayor will mean huge policy change from the court. However, I am increasingly confident (and happy) that the Sotomayor nomination and ensuing confirmation fight could open up a much-needed discussion of taboo subjects like race, class, gender and privilege.
A Catholic Super-Majority on the Supreme Court If Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Supreme Court, she will be only the twelfth Roman Catholic justice in history. But what is remarkable is that six of those 12, if you include her, will be on the Court that convenes in October.
>Dueling Web Ads Target, Support Sotomayor Two vocal interest groups each released a video, a day after President Barack Obama announced that he had chosen the judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to succeed Justice David Souter. One video, from opponents, focuses on statements she has made in speeches or forums. A second, from supporters, focuses on her biography and experience.
>Dueling Web Ads Target, Support Sotomayor Two vocal interest groups each released a video, a day after President Barack Obama announced that he had chosen the judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to succeed Justice David Souter. One video, from opponents, focuses on statements she has made in speeches or forums. A second, from supporters, focuses on her biography and experience.
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ May 27 2009, 10:55 AM)
UPREME COURT: THE SOTOMAYOR NOMINATION
Rule of Law or Lawyers?
It’s not the rule of law, it’s the rule of lawyers: That’s the central message conveyed by Pres. Barack Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.ANDREW C. McCARTHY
Rule of Law or Lawyers?
It’s not the rule of law, it’s the rule of lawyers: That’s the central message conveyed by Pres. Barack Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.
ANDREW C. McCARTHYThe writer over plays the dychotomy of What the Government can not do to you and What the Government must
do for you. The Constitution contains some of both and they both must be applied equally to all citizens. The
equal guarantee of freedom is to the freedom from and the freedom to...
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ May 27 2009, 03:22 PM)
A Catholic Super-Majority on the Supreme Court If Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Supreme Court, she will be only the twelfth Roman Catholic justice in history. But what is remarkable is that six of those 12, if you include her, will be on the Court that convenes in October.
>Dueling Web Ads Target, Support Sotomayor Two vocal interest groups each released a video, a day after President Barack Obama announced that he had chosen the judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to succeed Justice David Souter. One video, from opponents, focuses on statements she has made in speeches or forums. A second, from supporters, focuses on her biography and experience.
>Dueling Web Ads Target, Support Sotomayor Two vocal interest groups each released a video, a day after President Barack Obama announced that he had chosen the judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to succeed Justice David Souter. One video, from opponents, focuses on statements she has made in speeches or forums. A second, from supporters, focuses on her biography and experience.
Is it true that if Sotomayor is confirmed, six of the nine justices will be Catholic? Does anyone out there know what the Religious affiliation of the other three are?
QUOTE(rla @ May 27 2009, 03:28 PM)
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ May 27 2009, 03:22 PM)
A Catholic Super-Majority on the Supreme Court If Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Supreme Court, she will be only the twelfth Roman Catholic justice in history. But what is remarkable is that six of those 12, if you include her, will be on the Court that convenes in October.
>Dueling Web Ads Target, Support Sotomayor Two vocal interest groups each released a video, a day after President Barack Obama announced that he had chosen the judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to succeed Justice David Souter. One video, from opponents, focuses on statements she has made in speeches or forums. A second, from supporters, focuses on her biography and experience.
>Dueling Web Ads Target, Support Sotomayor Two vocal interest groups each released a video, a day after President Barack Obama announced that he had chosen the judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to succeed Justice David Souter. One video, from opponents, focuses on statements she has made in speeches or forums. A second, from supporters, focuses on her biography and experience.
Is it true that if Sotomayor is confirmed, six of the nine justices will be Catholic? Does anyone out there know what the Religious affiliation of the other three are?
Two are Jewish and one is Protestant...
Stop Sotomayor Petition Gains Momentum
Sotomayor a brilliant Supreme Court pick: Editorial
Opponents already decrying Sotomayor as justice choice: Interactive Display Showing Sotomayor's background
Republicans Will Be Grilled in Sotomayor's Hearings, Not the Other Way 'Round
Roberto Lovato, Huffington Post
Rights and Liberties: Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation process will be a chance to see if the GOP is ready say sorry for its wrongdoings perpetrated in the Bush era.
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