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Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s debut prompted a testy concurrence from Justice Clarence Thomas.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor sets her style, and former Justice Sandra Day OConnor looks back at her tenure.
The Supreme Court term that begins Monday will be dominated by cases concerning corporations, compensation and the financial markets.
At a ceremony with a certain pomp, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was formally welcomed to the Supreme Court.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor cast her first vote in a Supreme Court death penalty case, aligning with the liberal wing.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor took the judicial oath on Saturday, becoming the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Fans of Sonia Sotomayor are taking take the sting out of Wise Latina by putting it on a T-shirt.
The confirmation of one of their own to the highest court is a watershed event for Puerto Ricans in New York.
Just over a month from now, Justice Sonia Sotomayor will take on one of the most demanding jobs in the land.
Democrats celebrated the relatively smooth confirmation process for Sonia Sotomayor, even as most Senate Republicans voted against her.
The NRA so far has failed to sway senators to vote against the Supreme Court nominee. As the Senate begins debate today on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with the outcome assured, the only remaining questions are whether the National Rifle Assn. can claim to have swayed votes against her and whether President Obama can [...]
Senator John McCain said he had great respect for the judge but could not accept her long public record of judicial activism.
WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. Republicans have sent a message to President Barack Obama that even moderate Supreme Court candidates he nominates will be opposed, analysts say. Only one Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen….
| Published: 2009-07-28 08:03:22 UTC | bbc brasil Comissão do Senado dos EUA aprova juíza hispânica na Suprema Corte O Globo A juíza Sonia Sotomayor, indicada pelo presidente Barack Obama para uma vaga na Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos, teve seu nome aprovado nesta terça-feira pelo Comitê Judiciário do Senado americano, por 13 votos a seis. A aprovação representa um … [...]
The Senate Judiciary Committee mostly sticks to party lines in a 13-6 vote. The full Senate is expected to confirm the appointment next week. Judge Sonia Sotomayor, poised to become the first Latino member of the U.S. Supreme Court, won the support of the Senate Judiciary Committee today in a lopsided vote cast largely along [...]
Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, faces her next hurdle Tuesday morning as the Senate Judiciary Committee votes whether or not to confirm her.
| Published: 2009-07-28 06:11:24 UTC | Sonia Sotomayor moves towards becoming the first Hispanic US Supreme Court justice after a key Senate committee vote.
The Supreme Court nominee is expected to win approval by a comfortable margin. The Senate Judiciary Committee will gather at 10 a.m. today to vote on Sonia Sotomayor, with President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee likely to win approval by a comfortable margin.
Obama’s Supreme Court pick is expected be approved by a Senate committee on a near-party line vote. Lawmakers once showed deference to presidents’ choices, but now ‘it’s a new ballgame,’ says one. Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee, is expected to win approval today in a near-party line vote of the Senate [...]
Univisión Sotomayor más cerca de la Corte Suprema La Opinión WASHINGTON, DC- Mañana se espera que se complete una parte esencial del proceso de confirmación de Sonia Sotomayor para la Corte Suprema: la votación del Comité Judicial del Senado. A pesar de que varios legisladores republicanos ya han declarado su … Republicanos en comisi?n del [...]
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he’ll vote against Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. In a column published in Monday’s USA Today, Sessions said he questioned whether Sotomayor would follow through with her pledge to maintain “fidelity to the law.” The committee is scheduled to vote on [...]
Judge Sonia Sotomayor cruised through her confirmation hearings without a scratch.
El Nuevo Herald Muchos no saben quién es Sotomayor La Opinión SAN FRANCISCO. A fin de conocer la opinión pública con respecto a la posible confirmación de la jueza Sonia Sotomayor para la Corte Suprema de Justicia, El Mensajero se lanzó a las calles de la Misión, el barrio latino de San Francisco, a entrevistar [...]
Two key Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee announced their opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Friday, a further sign the party’s conservative base is uniting against President Obama’s first high court pick.
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s remarks signal that Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court will move out of committee to the full Senate with some bipartisan support. A key Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee said today that he would vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, potentially clearing the way for several [...]
Gov. Charlie Crist, whose embrace of President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan cost him support among some conservative Republicans, echoed their objections to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in a statement Tuesday….
The Senate Judiciary Committee decided to delay for one week its vote on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The committee chairman, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, announcing that the vote would be July 28, expressed confidence that Judge Sotomayor would win confirmation in time for the Supreme Courts earlier-than-usual first meeting on Sept. 9. His [...]
Senate Republicans Tuesday pushed back the vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor by one week, saying they need the time to further vet her judicial record….
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday delayed its confirmation vote for Judge Sonia Sotomayor by one week, acceding to GOP demands for more time to examine the U.S. Supreme Court nominee’s record.
WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Barack Obama made a cautious choice by nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S….
A few things in Congress have changed. But when Judge Sotomayor took her seat across from the Senate Judiciary Committee, there were unmistakable echoes of 1991.
El Nuevo Herald Sotomayor recibe el apoyo de republicanos para el Tribunal Supremo … AFP WASHINGTON La candidatura de Sonia Sotomayor para el Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos recibió el viernes el respaldo de varios senadores de la oposición republicana, pero el jefe de la bancada, Mitch McConnell, declaró enfáticamente que votará en … [...]
Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, said he would oppose the judges confirmation, but others backed her.
El Nuevo Herald Sotomayor obtiene respaldos republicanos El Nuevo Herald By J. HOLAND y JH DAVIS / AP La jueza Sonia Sotomayor, nominada a la Corte Suprema, obtuvo el viernes los primeros respaldos de senadores republicanos luego de un buen desempeño durante las audiencias de confirmación, y se halla en camino de … Sotomayor recibe [...]
| Published: 2009-07-17 09:44:35 UTC | CNNExpansión.com Dos republicanos votarán por Sotomayor Houston Chronicle J. Scott Applewhite AP La juez Sonia Sotomayor, nominada por el presidente de EE.UU. Barack Obama para un cargo en la Corte Suprema de Justicia, aparece en una audiencia del comité judicial del Senado, el jueves, 16 de julio de 2009. … ACTUALIZA 2-Nominada corte EEUU defiende [...]
Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama’s nominee for the US Supreme Court, receives endorsements from three Republican senators.
CNNExpansión.com Senador republicano hispano respalda a Sotomayor Univisión WASHINGTON (AP) – El único senador hispano republicano dijo el viernes que votará a favor de la confirmación de Sonia Sotomayor a la Corte Suprema. El republicano Mel Martínez dijo que Sotomayor tiene las calificaciones necesarias y añadió que, … Senador republicano hispano respalda a Sotomayor Houston [...]
One of the enduring myths about Supreme Court justices is that they often turn out to “surprise” the presidents who appoint them. Sure-thing conservatives, it is said, turn out to be liberals, and vice versa. In fact, the evidence is almost entirely the opposite: that with justices, as in life, what you see is what [...]
| Published: 2009-07-17 04:01:43 UTC | Univisión Senado vio la misma Sotomayor de los tribunales Houston Chronicle Por LARRY NEUMEISTER © 2009 AP J. Scott Applewhite AP Sonia Sotomayor mostró sus dos caras en las audiencias de confirmación para la Corte Suprema: la de una mujer alegre, campechana, y la de una jueza estricta. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Los 19 … [...]
Univisión Partido Republicano no impedirá confirmación La Opinión Al finalizar su testimonio, la jueza Sotomayor bromeó y charló con los presentes, incluso con varios de los senadores del Comité de Asuntos Judiciales.[Foto: AP] WASHINGTON, DC Sin los votos necesarios para impedir el ingreso de Sonia Sotomayor a la … Sotomayor bajo fuertes presiones El [...]
What the country could easily see this week was a major success story for the Obama White House: A confirmation drama featuring Judge Sonia Sotomayor that left even Republican critics predicting an easy path to confirmation.
Atlanta Latino Sotomayor bajo fuertes presiones El Nuevo Herald Los republicanos, superados en número por los demócratas ya menudo frustrados, lanzaron lo que podría ser un esfuerzo inútil de última hora por aumentar las dudas sobre el temperamento como jueza de la nominada al Tribunal Supremo Sonia Sotomayor, … Republicanos miran al futuro al no [...]
| Published: 2009-07-16 14:29:03 UTC | CNNExpansión.com La llegada de Sotomayor a Suprema Corte de EU es inminente … El Financiero (México) Washington, 16 de julio.- El presidente del Comité Judicial del Senado, el demócrata Patrick Leahy, señaló hoy que es inminente la confirmación de Sonia Sotomayor como magistrada de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de Estados Unidos, … Sonia Sotomayor [...]
New Haven, Connecticut, firefighter Frank Ricci, the lead plaintiff in perhaps the most controversial case involving Judge Sonia Sotomayor, said Thursday that Sotomayor’s rejection of his reverse discrimination claim had undermined the concept of a merit-based civil service system.
Atlanta Latino Afianza sus posibilidades nominada a Corte Suprema de EE.UU. Prensa Latina 16 de julio de 2009, 16:52Washington, 16 jul (PL) La nominada a la Corte Suprema estadounidense, la jueza de origen latino Sonia Sotomayor, afianzó hoy sus posibilidades de acceder al cargo tras responder en el Senado a legisladores republicanos … Corte de [...]
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday his party would not try to filibuster Sonia Sotomayor’s U.S….
WASHINGTON (dpa) – Yes, we can, too. That was the mood outside Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings, where many young Latinos said that her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court was as inspiring to them as President Barack Obama’s election last year was for young African-Americans….
Many have noted Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s personal story — from being raised by a single mother in a public housing project in the Bronx to top honors at Princeton and Yale and now, potentially the Supreme Court — will give her a perspective that other justices lack.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday that her controversial statement that a “wise Latina” could reach a better decision than a white man was a poorly expressed point about the value of differing perspectives in applying the law.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn on Wednesday attempted to pin Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor down on abortion rights, gun rights and even his right to self-defense….
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is again pressed on remarks about a “wise Latina” at her confirmation hearing.
Prodigy msn Sotomayor asegura a Senadores objetividad Voz de América La candidata a la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor, entra en el tercer día de audiencias para su confirmación. Foto: AP Sotomayor respondió las preguntas de los legisladores de la Comisión Judicial del Senado. … Sonia Sotomayor defiende su imparcialidad en [...]
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor wrote as a Princeton undergraduate that she supported independence for Puerto Rico – a radical, fringe position, even today.
El Nuevo Herald Sonia Sotomayor defiende su imparcialidad en el Senado AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) La candidata a la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor, soportó el martes un fiero interrogatorio en el Senado, que debate su confirmación, y ante el cual defendió su experiencia como mujer hispana, aunque afirmó que sus … Sotomayor [...]
Judge Sonia Sotomayor kicked off the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings Tuesday telling members of the Senate Judiciary Committee she is guided by a “full appreciation” of the limited jurisdiction of the court system, but of its importance as well.
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor faced tough questions Tuesday about gun rights, abortion and her past statements regarding race and gender….
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor defends controversial comments on the second day of her Senate confirmation hearing.
It is likely that Judge Sotomayor will face some questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week about her 2001 “wise Latina” remark.
CNNExpansión.com Sotomayor: 'Soy fiel a la ley' Univisión La jueza Sonia Sotomayor, nominada a la Corte Suprema de Justicia, trazó sus raíces, agradeció a su madre y resaltó su record como magistrada en el marco del inicio del proceso de confirmación que la puede convertir en la tercera mujer y la primera … Republicanos cuestionan [...]
After weeks of meeting senators and preparing for tough questions, Sonia Sotomayor on Monday began the formal hearings on her nomination to become the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
| Published: 2009-07-13 09:04:06 UTC | CNNExpansión.com Republicanos cuestionan elección de Obama para Corte Suprema Reuters América Latina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legisladores republicanos cuestionaron el lunes la nominación de Sonia Sotomayor para la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, emprendiendo una difícil tarea con la que buscan evitar que se convierta en la primera miembro hispana del … Sotomayor: 'Soy fiel a [...]
| Published: 2009-07-13 08:47:18 UTC | Univisión Sotomayor avanza hacia el Supremo de EE UU El País (España) Los senadores demócratas la han alabado y los senadores republicanos han cuestionado su imparcialidad. Desde hoy, Sonia Sotomayor, 55 años, mujer, latina, elegida por el presidente Barack Obama para ocupar un sillón en el Tribunal Supremo de Estados … Republicanos cuestionan elección de [...]
Univisión Sonia Sotomayor, la primer latina en ocupar la Suprema Corte de EU El Universal (México) De concretarse la posición de la jueza Sotomayor en la Suprema Corte de EU, será la tercera mujer y la primera latina en ocupar este cargo. Sus retractores desmerecen la neutralidad del trabajo de Sotomayor La jueza Sonia Sotomayor, [...]
WASHINGTON — Efforts to rivet the attention of the Hispanic community on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings next week could complicate Republicans’ political ambitions for next year….
If Sonia Sotomayor fulfills her long-held dream to sit on the Supreme Court, she would have the prestige of joining the highest court in the land, lifetime job security and a public forum as the first Hispanic on that bench.
Atlanta Latino Republicanos y Casa Blanca discuten por documentos de Sotomayor Houston Chronicle Por JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS © 2009 AP Un importante senador republicano insistió el jueves en que la Casa Blanca divulgue información sobre los lazos de Sonia Sotomayor, nominada a la Corte Suprema, con un grupo de derechos civiles puertorriqueño luego … Republicano [...]
When it comes to promoting minorities, the New Haven Fire Department at the center of this week’s Supreme Court ruling has a blemished history….
Univisión Supremo revierte decisión de Sotomayor La Opinión La abogado Karen Torre, centro, con bomberos de New Haven incluyendo Frank Ricci (Der.), durante una conferencia el 29 de enero pasado. (FOTO: AP) WASHINGTON DC/La Opinion Eran las 10 am en la Corte Suprema y la expectación periodística ya no se … Una sentencia del [...]
Even before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling today overturning the decision on Ricci v….
WASHINGTON, Jun 29, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — The Supreme Court reversed a lower-court ruling Monday in a key civil rights case in which high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sat on the lower court….
Prensa Latina Las Vegas Sotomayor niega que su club discrimine Houston Chronicle © 2009 AP La candidata a jueza de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor negó que un club exclusivo de mujeres al que pertenece discrimine injustamente contra hombres. En una carta enviada a senadores el martes, Sotomayor sostiene que el Belizean Grove … No [...]
WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor should be questioned about a New Haven, Conn., case before joining the nation’s top court, conservative groups say….
Republicans may have a window of opportunity to turn public opinion against President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, but a new poll finds that such a campaign could hurt their party’s already weak standing with Americans, especially Hispanics, the nation’s fastest-growing voter group….
With U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor under intense Republican scrutiny, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund has stepped in to help defend the woman who could be the first Hispanic on the nation’s highest court….
Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor years ago said she was a “product of affirmative action” when she was admitted to prestigious universities, but defended the contributions she offered as a Hispanic woman to classroom and workplace diversity.
ABC.es 'Sonia Sotomayor es un hueso duro de roer' La Opinión AP | WASHINGTON/AP Los que critican a la juez hispana Sonia Sotomayor, recientemente nominada por el presidente Barack Obama para ocupar un asiento en la Corte Suprema, simplemente no la conocen, dijo esta semana con orgullo el hermano de la juez … Republicanos: [...]
ABC.es Republicanos: Demócratas "apresuran" nombramiento de Sotomayor Houston Chronicle Por JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS © 2009 AP Gerald Herbert AP Líder del bloque republicano de senadores Mitch mcconnell habla con la prensa en el Capitolio, Washington, martes 9 de junio de 2009. (AP Foto/Gerald Herbert) Los republicanos acusaron el miércoles … Primera cita de Sotomayor el [...]
Shes the most famous Puerto Rican in the news, but dont expect to see Judge Sonia Sotomayor marching up Fifth Ave. Sunday.
ABC.es Sotomayor en la lucha pese a fractura La Opinión La juez Sonia Sotomayor sufrió ayer una fractura de tobillo en un aeropuerto, cuando iba a viajar de Nueva York a Washington. Foto: AP. WASHINGTON, DC La energía y voluntad para llegar a la Corte Suprema parece hoy más fuerte que nunca, … Nominada [...]
Judge Sonia Sotomayor has spoken for years about how her experiences as a Latina woman have influenced her public and private life.
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich Sunday backed off earlier comments that Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor was a racist….
Judge Sonia Sotomayor has spoken for years about how her experiences as a Latina woman have influenced her public and private life.
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court received Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s unqualified support Thursday….
Although Sonia Sotomayor may soon become the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, the U.S. Hispanic population — while mostly supportive — isn’t the demographic that gives her the highest approval ratings, according to a new poll….
A conservative and controversial Evangelical Hispanic group today officially endorsed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S….
Some say that Justice Benjamin Cardozo, reportedly of Portuguese descent, beat her to it in the 1930s. The debate renews old questions about the labels ‘Latino’ and ‘Hispanic.’ When President Obama nominated federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, ethnic advocacy groups praised the selection of the first Latino to the nation’s highest [...]
GOP conservatives didn’t hesitate to call the Latino Supreme Court nominee racist, but Republican senators were cautious. Now, the gloves are off. Since the introduction last week of Sonia Sotomayor, Republican senators wary of attacking the first Latino Supreme Court nominee have criticized fellow conservatives who have branded her a “racist” and even predicted a [...]
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