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Washington PostAxelrod: Stevens' legacy influencing Obama's pickThe Associated PressThe others are justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993, and Sonia Sotomayor, whom Obama nominated just last year. ...SCOTUS Speculation: Could It Be Wood?Above the LawSupreme Court sanity calls for filibustersMerced Sun-Starall 367 news articles »
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Inmate serving 30-year sentence exoneratedTrue/SlantDuring the interview, Deskovic pointed out that Sotomayor will have a vote in the Supreme Court appeal of Troy Davis, another prisoner who claims he is ...and more »
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Boston GlobeCinco de Mayo Ad Targets McCain's Support for Arizona Immigration LawCBS News... by his voting record. He voted no to the Martin Luther King Holiday and voted no to confirm Justice Sotomayor a well qualified Latino woman to the ...If Only Arizona Were the Real ProblemNew York TimesCommentary: The Obama Administration should challenge Arizona's discriminatory ...Caribbean Net NewsFirst thoughts: External affairsmsnbc.comall 4,230 news articles »
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Since Bork, a Long War Over the CourtNew York TimesSome of what appears on screen will feel familiar to those who watched Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings last year and will probably foreshadow this ...and more »
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Kansas City StarObama interviews Diane Wood for Supreme CourtThe Associated PressBy comparison, that is exactly the period of time Obama took last year in evaluating candidates before nominating Sonia Sotomayor to succeed Justice David ...Divided Supreme Court tells visitors to knock at side doorMiamiHerald.comWomen's CourtNewsweekHow to judge a judgeMcCook Daily Gazetteall 933 news articles »
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Scenarios: US reform for Wall St in 2010, not immigrationReutersBut, as was the case with Obama's first Supreme Court nominee last year, Sonia Sotomayor, they say that's unlikely unless the pick is far outside the ...and more »
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Liberals fear Obama nominates moderate to courtThe Associated PressBut liberal groups who supported Obama's election and stood behind Sotomayor want more than that. They want someone with a proven liberal track record on ...and more »
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Closing Arguments: Supreme Court sanity calls for filibustersPhiladelphia InquirerWhen Obama chose Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court last year, the jury was still out on the president. It wasn't clear if Obama was a moderate ...and more »
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Washington PostPoll affirms a vote for judicial know-howWashington PostSix in 10 Republicans say it should be overturned, trending up from 54 percent who said last year that Sotomayor should vote that way and about half who ...and more »
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The GuardianPending midterm elections add political for friction to court nominationWashington PostAfter Obama nominated Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David H. Souter, the Senate confirmed her by a vote of 68 to 31. Neither of those nominations ...GOP Weighs Political Price of Court FightNew York TimesObama prepares for new Supreme Court justice -- and new political fightUSA TodayObama SCOTUS pick will shift Court further to the rightTrue/SlantThe Hill -The Associated Press -Media Matters for Americaall 6,351 news articles »
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Supreme Court sold out votersJackson SunThe dissent was written by Justice Stevens (Ford), joined by Sotomayor (Obama), Beyer (Clinton) and Ginsberg (Clinton). The court could have decided the ...and more »
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Bipartisanship first requires 2 willing partiesEdmond SunH., proposed a bipartisan commission to craft financial reforms to address the deficit, and which would go to Congress for an up or down vote. ...and more »
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GOP rivals take aim at Coats' Senate recordCNN Political Ticker (blog)Hostettler said his campaign will also emphasize Coats' vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998. ...and more »
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Supreme Court ruling gives businesses power to decide electionsYourNabe.comDidn't the Republicans cry that newcomer Sonia Sotomayor would tend to legislate from the bench? That is what these five patriotic supporters of their ...and more »
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Boston GlobeLabor nominee blocked in SenateWashington TimesScott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, voting to sustain the filibuster, Senate Democratic leaders failed to muster the 60 votes needed to force a vote on ...Did Craig Becker Answer More Written Questions than Any Nominee in History?Firedoglake (blog)all 624 news articles »
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Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, and the Noble LieFindLawFor example, Justices Scalia and Thomas sometimes vote to uphold constitutional claims by criminal defendants in circumstances in which, one suspects, ...and more »
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Charleston Gazette (blog)Obama should move on judicial nominations. - Doug Kendall - Slate MagazineSlateIt was Justice Sonia Sotomayor who stood on the side of constitutional text and history and judicial restraint in Citizens United, by voting to uphold a ...In Restraint of LibertyReason Onlineall 4 news articles »
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Herdt: Maldonado vote will put Democrats in a bindVentura County StarUnder different circumstances, one might expect a repeat of last year's Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court hearings to unfold today in the ...and more »
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Bernanke Wins New TermWall Street JournalAlthough that was a slightly wider margin than the 68-31 vote that cleared Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, it gave Mr. Bernanke many more "no" votes ...Top Senate Finance Republican to Vote 'No' on BernankeCQPolitics.comall 5,191 news articles »
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New York Daily NewsSupreme Court OKs unlimited corporate spending on electionsLos Angeles TimesJustices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor dissented. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / January 21, 2010) By David G. Savage ...Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending LimitNew York TimesGet Breaking News AlertsHuffington Post (blog)Court opens up election spendingBaltimore SunThe Detroit News -Boston Globe -Atlantic Online (blog)all 3,073 news articles »
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...motion: “The best candidate is Sonia Sotomayor, and we should take a vote right here.” The meeting ended with a unanimous vote for Sotomayor. Latino leaders also lobbied their black counterparts to the cause. “The concern of some people, and I believe some...
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...replacement players and calling them major leaguers. A tremendous amount of damage had been done, but at least Sonia Sotomayor stopped the bleeding. References: By MURRAY CHASS. (1995, March 31). Owners Vote to Use Replacements as Talks Go On :Only two...
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Senator Boxer speaks on the floor of the US Senate in support of Supreme Court Judge nominee Sonia Sotomayor before her Senate confirmation vote.
President Obama hosts a reception at the White House honoring Justice Sonia Sotomayor following her confirmation to the Supreme Court. After the Presidents remarks celebrating her achievement, Justice Sotomayor expresses her gratitude for her confirmation. August 12, 2009. (Public Domain)
The US Senate has confirmed federal judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court. By a vote of 68-to-31, the Senate made Sotomayor the 111th Supreme Court justice. She is only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. The vote came despite weeks of heated debate about Sotomayor's ideological leanings. VOA's Robert Raffaele has more.
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Well, I am pleased and deeply gratified that the Senate has voted to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor as our nation's 111th Supreme Court justice. I want to thank the Senate Judiciary Committee, particularly its Chairman, Senator Leahy -- as well as its Ranking Member, Senator Sessions -- for giving Judge Sotomayor a thorough and civil hearing. And I thank them for doing so in a timely manner so that she can be fully prepared to take her seat when the Court's ...
Albuquerque members of a Hispanic women's group gathered around a television Thursday to watch and celebrate the confirmation of the nation's first Latina Supreme Court justice.
WASHINGTON Sonia Sotomayor won confirmation Thursday as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, a history-making Senate vote that capped a summer-long debate heavy with ethnic politics and hints of high court fights to come. The third woman in court history, she'll be sworn in Saturday as the 111th justice and the first nominated by a Democrat in 15 years. The Senate vote was 68-31 to confirm Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, with Democrats ...
WASHINGTON Sonia Sotomayor won confirmation Thursday as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, a history-making Senate vote that capped a summer-long debate heavy with ethnic politics and hints of high court fights to come. The third woman in court history, she'll be sworn in Saturday as the 111th justice and the first nominated by a Democrat in 15 years. The Senate vote was 68-31 to confirm Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, with Democrats ...
President Obama gives remarks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's historic confirmation by the Senate, making her the 111th Supreme Court Justice. August 6, 2009. (Public Domain)
"I sincerely hope and have every confidence that Judge Sonia Sotomayors nomination to the Supreme Court will help curb this corporatist trend and put the court back on a path of respecting the rights of individual Americans and the environmental and other laws passed by Congress. For that reason I intend to vote for Judge Sotomayor as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court."
Senator Martinez appeared on FOX News Network with Shepard Smith to discuss the Senates vote on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
United States Senate votes to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States.
The full roll call of the votes for an against the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The final vote tally is 68-31. Even ailing Sen. Robert Byrd showed up in a wheelchair (at 1:50) to vote aye. At the end of the clip, Senate MAjority Leader Harry Reid - with a grin - suggests the absence of quorum.
The Senate has confirmed Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Justice on the US Supreme Court. The vote was 68-31 for Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first high court nominee. (Aug. 6)
patriotsnetwork.com If you want to take the names of the Republicans that voted for her seat on the bench...The video stops at the 50 votes she needed...McCain against,Lieberman for.
Senator Menendez speaks in the Senate on the nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court. August 6th 2008.
Senator Levin explains why he will vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Levin ends his remarks with, "We all have personal views and sympathies. Some judges regrettably cant lay those aside. Judge Sotomayor has proven in her judicial career that she can, while faithfully applying the principles of the United States Constitution. For these reasons, I will vote to confirm Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court."...
Senator Levin explains why he will vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Levin ends his remarks with, "We all have personal views and sympathies. Some judges regrettably cant lay those aside. Judge Sotomayor has proven in her judicial career that she can, while faithfully applying the principles of the United States Constitution. For these reasons, I will vote to confirm Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court."...
On the day that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is expected to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, Republican Iowa Senator Charles Grassley reiterates that she does not have "the right judicial philosophy" to be on the high court. He also thinks that choices by President Obama, such as this one, are "dangerous."
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Former Republican Congressman and MSNBC morning show host Joe Scarborough criticizes his party for "aggressively" voting against Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor. "[It] seems to me about as short sighted and stupid as any political move this year," he says.
Sen. Murkowski addressed the Senate about her intent to vote against the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.
During a speech on the Senate floor, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo noted that a strong majority of Idahoans contacting his office stand in opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Crapo reaffirmed that he will vote against Sotomayors appointment when the Senate acts on her nomination this week.
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...shouldn't drive decisions on judges. Nearly three-quarters of the Senate's 40 Republicans have said they'll vote against Sotomayor, including all but one of the party's leaders. But with no Democrats expected to oppose her, she has more than enough support...
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