Texas Sen. Hutchison tells Hispanic group no vote on Sotomayor is about protecting gun rightsMcALLEN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas explained to a ballroom of Hispanic small business owners Friday that she would not vote to confirm the country’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice next week out of concern for protecting gun ownership rights. Debate sparked by Gates’ arrest and Obama’s remarks show how race remains a flashpointWASHINGTON — The need for President Barack Obama to conduct “beer diplomacy” between a respected black scholar and the white policeman who arrested him demonstrates that race relations have yet to fade into the background of U.S. society. Democrats warn GOP of paying steep price for opposing Sotomayor for the Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — The Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned bitter Wednesday, after Democrats warned the GOP it would pay a steep price for opposing the judge who would be the first Hispanic justice, and a top Republican charged they were playing destructive racial politics. Sotomayor debate turns bitter, as Democrats warn of backlash, GOP charges racial politicsWASHINGTON — The Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned bitter Wednesday, after Democrats warned the GOP it would pay a steep price for opposing the judge who would be the first Hispanic justice, and a top Republican charged they were playing destructive racial politics. Democrats, close to victory on Sotomayor, say GOP risks backlash for voting noWASHINGTON — The Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned bitter Wednesday, after Democrats warned the GOP it would pay a steep price for opposing the judge who would be the first Hispanic justice, and a top Republican charged they were playing destructive racial politics. Texas’ senior senator plans to reject nominee likely to be first Hispanic on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says she will vote against confirming Sonia Sotomayor to be a Supreme Court justice. Senate Judiciary Committee approves Sonia Sotomayor to be first Hispanic Supreme Court justiceWASHINGTON — Pushing toward a historic Supreme Court confirmation vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice, over nearly solid Republican opposition. Judiciary panel set to vote on Sotomayor, Senate confirmation appears certain next weekWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears headed to quick confirmation as the first Hispanic justice in spite of opposition from a growing chorus of conservative Republican senators who say she would bring liberal bias to the high court. Top Republicans Sessions, Grassley announce Sotomayor opposition on eve of panel voteWASHINGTON — On the eve of their panel’s vote, top Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee announced Monday that they’ll oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, joining a growing list of conservatives ready to vote against the judge who’s virtually certain to become the first Hispanic justice. Republican Sens. Cornyn, Hatch to oppose Sotomayor amid GOP divide, siding with conservativesWASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John Cornyn, the head of his party’s Senate campaign arm, said Friday he’ll vote against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, siding with GOP leaders and conservatives who are lining up against President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the first Hispanic justice. Republican Sen. Cornyn to oppose Sotomayor amid GOP divide, siding with conservativesWASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John Cornyn, the head of his party’s Senate campaign arm, said Friday he’ll vote against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, siding with GOP leaders and conservatives who are lining up against President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the first Hispanic justice. Fla. jury begins deliberations in case of Guatemalan man illegally deported by hospitalSTUART, Fla. — The case against a South Florida hospital that quietly chartered a plane and sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala over the objections of his family and legal guardian was in the hands of a jury Thursday. Mass. officer who arrested black Harvard scholar is police academy expert on racial profilingCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The white police sergeant accused of racial profiling after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home was hand-picked by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling. NRA warns senators it will weigh Sotomayor vote as Chamber backs Obama’s Supreme Court nomineeWASHINGTON — The NRA stepped up its push Thursday against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, warning that backers risk losing ground with gun rights supporters, even as a powerful business lobby came out in support of President Barack Obama’s first high court nominee. Fla. hospital defends deportation of brain-injured Guatemalan patient without health insuranceSTUART, Fla. — All sides agree on one thing in the case of a South Florida hospital that secretly repatriated a seriously brain injured patient back to Guatemala. Federal judge rules that NYC discriminates against black, Hispanic firefighter recruitsNEW YORK — A federal judge has ruled the predominantly white Fire Department of New York used recruitment exams that discriminate against blacks and Hispanics. Study: Recession slowing illegal immigration from Mexico, but those already here staying putWASHINGTON — Apparently deterred by rising unemployment in the U.S., the number of Mexican immigrants who crossed the border dropped sharply in the past year to the lowest level in a decade, even while undocumented workers already here are opting to stay. Sotomayor, as first Hispanic justice, could change the Supreme Court’s deliberations over timeWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor might find it was easier to disarm Republican senators who have one eye on Hispanic voters than to sway Supreme Court justices who have lifetime appointments. Far from Mexico, investigators fight major cocaine operation in the heartlandWATERTOWN, Wis. — In this Midwestern town 1,500 miles from Mexico, in a place that proudly proclaims itself the birthplace of kindergarten, Coco the cocaine kingpin flourished. Ex-House Speaker Gingrich: Hard to tell how high court nominee Sotomayor will voteATLANTA — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday it’s difficult to tell what kind of justice U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would become, calling her testimony this week “dramatically more moderate” than some of her recent remarks. Sotomayor’s performance at hearings wins her GOP, Democratic supporters as vote loomsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor won her first public pledges of support from Senate Republicans and one prominent GOP opponent, after a smooth performance at her confirmation hearings that has placed her firmly on track to become the high court’s first Latina and the first Democratic-named justice in 15 years. Sotomayor’s performance at hearings puts some Republican senators on the spot as vote loomsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor won her first public pledge of support from a Republican senator Friday, after a smooth performance at her confirmation hearings that has placed her firmly on track to become the high court’s first Latina and the first Democratic-named justice in 15 years. Fireman at Sotomayor hearing embodies struggle to right racial wrongs without harm to whitesWASHINGTON — He spoke, this 35-year-old firefighter, to frustrations that still ripple in an undercurrent across the nation. Conn. white firefighter says Sotomayor’s ruling ‘divides people’ along racial linesWASHINGTON — Frank Ricci, the white firefighter who recently won his reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court, said Thursday that an unfavorable ruling by Sonia Sotomayor and other judges “divides people who don’t wish to be divided along racial lines.” Ricci and his firefighting colleague from New Haven, Conn., Lt. Ben Vargas, denounced the appeals court ruling by Sotomayor and two other judges on the federal appeals court in New York. But in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, neither man voiced opposition to Sotomayor’s confirmation as a Supreme Court justice. Sotomayor speeds to confirmation as nation’s first Hispanic justice as GOP promises quick voteWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor sped toward confirmation as the nation’s first Hispanic justice Thursday, encouraged by Republican promises of a quick vote and cheered on by a Democratic senator’s challenge to take on the Supreme Court’s conservative wing when she arrives. “Battle out the ideas that you believe in, because I have a strong hunch that they are closer to the ones that I would like to see adopted by the court,” Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a Republican turned Democrat, told Sotomayor. Sotomayor assured of confirmation; Republicans promise quick vote on Supreme Court nominationWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor sped toward confirmation as the nation’s first Hispanic justice Thursday, encouraged by Republican promises of a quick vote and cheered on by a Democratic senator’s challenge to take on the Supreme Court’s conservative wing when she arrives. White firefighter whom Sotomayor ruled against says her decision sows racial divisionWASHINGTON — Frank Ricci, the white firefighter who recently won his reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court, said Thursday that an unfavorable ruling by Sonia Sotomayor and other judges “divides people who don’t wish to be divided along racial lines.” Nearing end of confirmation questioning, Sotomayor signals support for Supreme Court TVWASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor signaled an openness to television coverage of Supreme Court proceedings Thursday as she neared the end of three grueling days of questioning, all but assured of confirmation. Sotomayor reassures Republicans on last day of questioning, with likely confirmation aheadWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor drew praise from GOP skeptics as well as Democratic supporters Thursday on the final day of Senate questioning that’s expected to lead to her confirmation. Technicality holds up sale of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse but new deal is expected soonPOSTVILLE, Iowa — A technicality has held up the sale of a struggling kosher slaughterhouse in northeast Iowa, but the trustee charged with overseeing the plant is confident the sale will be completed soon. |
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