Former AG Gonzales says Sotomayor must show Republicans she’d be an impartial justiceWASHINGTON — The country’s first Hispanic attorney general said Tuesday that the woman who would be its first Hispanic Supreme Court justice still has some convincing to do if she wishes to get Republican support. Republicans to confront Sotomayor with her own words as confirmation hearings resumeWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans plan to confront Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with her own words, taken from speeches dating back 15 years, as they try to raise doubts about her ability to judge fairly. GOP to confront Sotomayor with her own words at Tuesday’s sessionWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans plan to confront Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with her own words from speeches years ago and more recently decisions she rendered as appeals court judge that were later reversed by the Supreme Court. Analysis: Both parties use Sotomayor hearings to nurse old grievancesWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing is evidence that nothing ever ends in the Senate, and proof that debates persist years after the votes are counted. Key legal terms referenced during Sotomayor Supreme Court confirmation hearingA glossary of terms used by senators and Judge Sonia Sotomayor at her confirmation hearings to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court: At the Sotomayor hearing, lawmakers find an intent listener for their praise and criticismWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor was a mostly wordless figure in the opening act of her Senate confirmation hearing Monday, but no less striking for her silence. Sotomayor confronts GOP skeptics, says she’ll pursue ‘impartial justice’ if confirmed to courtWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee in history, vowed loyalty to “the impartiality of our justice system” Monday, confronting Republican skeptics at Senate hearings suffused with racial politics but all but certain to lead to her confirmation. Abortion protesters, including Roe v. Wade plaintiff, arrested at Sotomayor hearingWASHINGTON — The plaintiff in the landmark abortion-rights case Roe v. Wade, who became an abortion protester in recent years, was among four demonstrators arrested Monday for disrupting Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination hearing. Analysis: Republican Party uses Sotomayor hearings to define itself but treads carefullyWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans came to praise Sonia Sotomayor, but not necessarily to vote for her. Puerto Ricans follow Sotomayor hearings; ‘Nuyorican’s’ nomination a source of prideSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans tuned in to Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings on Monday to cheer on the judge with local roots whose nomination to the Supreme Court has boosted pride across the island. Text of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s opening statementText of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, as delivered. Sotomayor says ‘impartial justice’ will trump any narrow cause if she’s confirmed as justiceWASHINGTON — Her confirmation all but assured, Sonia Sotomayor pledged Monday to serve the “larger interest of impartial justice” rather than any narrow cause if she becomes the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. No joke: Franken gives serious opening statement in Sotomayor hearingWASHINGTON — The newest member of the Senate, former comedian Al Franken, was as serious as his colleagues in his opening statement at the Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Abortion protesters whisked out of Sotomayor’s Senate hearing after outburstsWASHINGTON — Anti-abortion protesters briefly disrupted Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination hearing on several occasions Monday. Sen. Graham tells Sotomayor she’ll be confirmed barring a ‘complete meltdown’WASHINGTON — A Senate Judiciary Committee Republican has told Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor she’ll be confirmed “unless you have a complete meltdown.” Sotomayor Supreme Court hearing starts with Democratic praise, doubts from GOP senatorsWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a judicial pioneer, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack Obama’s views as well Monday at confirmation hearings for the nation’s first Hispanic nominee to the Supreme Court. Some comments from the Sotomayor confirmation hearingSome excerpts from comments during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Abortion protester whisked out of Sotomayor’s Senate hearing after outburstWASHINGTON — An anti-abortion protester briefly disrupted the opening of Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination hearing. Leahy says Sotomayor will be ‘justice for all Americans,’ is ‘outstanding’ nomineeWASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says Sonia Sotomayor will be a Supreme Court justice who’s “committed to the law” and “not to ideology.” Sotomayor Supreme Court hearing under way, with Democrat Leahy cheering her onWASHINGTON — On the cusp of history, Sonia Sotomayor listened intently in a packed Senate hearing room Monday as lawmakers began confirmation hearings on her appointment as the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. Sotomayor hearing under way; senators differ on how activist she would be on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor took her seat for Supreme Court confirmation hearings on Monday as Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee renewed their weeks-long debate over her qualifications to render justice impartially. Senators gavel Sotomayor hearings to order amid high expectations and political intrigueWASHINGTON — In the glare of bright lights, Sen. Patrick Leahy called to order confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor that she hopes will make history and knows will be closely followed by millions. Senators differ on how activist Sonia Sotomayor would be as member of Supreme Court benchWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor has arrived for her Senate Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Schumer says Sotomaror is mainstream judge, not a liberal, and will follow the lawWASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is a “mainstream” jurist who would not let her personal views interfere with her rulings. Leading Judiciary Republican charges Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor ‘out of mainstream’
Sotomayor set to enter confirmation hearings for her historic nomination to the Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor enters confirmation hearings for her historic nomination to the Supreme Court with reason to be confident about the outcome — Democrats have the votes in the Senate to make her the court’s first Hispanic and third woman justice. Sessions says Sotomayor speeches show judicial philosophy ‘incompatible’ with US systemWASHINGTON — The senior Republican senator who will question Sonia Sotomayor says the Supreme Court nominee must demonstrate she will not show bias on the bench. Leading Senate Republican says Sotomayor must explain ‘wise Latina’ remark during hearingsWASHINGTON — A top Senate Republican says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will have to explain statements suggesting that judges can’t be neutral, but he also acknowledges that her confirmation as the high court’s first Hispanic justice won’t be blocked. For Sonia Sotomayor, preparing for confirmation hearings is an endurance test in itselfWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has endured weeks of insults, obnoxious questions and unwelcome drilling into her work as a judge and a lawyer — and it was all on purpose, essentially a dress rehearsal for her confirmation hearings. Sotomayor imposed longer than average prison terms on convicts in New York, study saysWASHINGTON — High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor typically handed out tougher prison sentences than her colleagues in the federal courthouse in Manhattan, especially to white-collar criminals, a new study says. |
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