A guide to head-scratching lingo in Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON — Not everyone participating in Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing is a lawyer, so the terms flying back and forth can get baffling.

Sotomayor declines to give views on abortion, says Obama didn’t ask before Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor declined repeatedly at Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday to disclose her views on abortion rights and said President Barack Obama never asked her before he chose her for the bench.

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