Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court Nomination
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Senate Begins Debate On Sotomayor Nomination()
August 4, 2009 The full Senate began debate Tuesday on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. With all the Democrats and a handful of Republicans expected to vote for her, there was little doubt President Obama's first high court nominee would be confirmed.
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Senate Panel Backs Sotomayor Nomination()
July 28, 2009 The Senate Judiciary Committee votes to send Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. Just one Republican joined Democrats in the 13-6 vote for President Obama's first high court nominee.
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Senate Moves Closer To Sotomayor Vote()
July 16, 2009 Judge Sonia Sotomayor appeared poised to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice Thursday, with the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee saying the GOP won't block a vote on her nomination.
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Sotomayor's Careful Means To High-Stakes Ends()
July 16, 2009 As senators wrapped up their questioning of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday, she remained to the end — and by design — as ideologically elusive as those who came before her. It's a script that partisan politics demands of court nominees.
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To Confirm Sotomayor, Yawn. Rinse. Repeat.()
July 15, 2009 If Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee intended to finish off Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's critics by inducing boredom — and many privately suggested that was the point — consider the mission accomplished, or just about.
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Sotomayor Shies Away From Hot-Button Issues()
July 15, 2009 From abortion and gun rights to gay marriage and assisted suicide, Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday repeatedly deflected questions on controversial issues from senators vetting her Supreme Court nomination.
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Sotomayor Differs With Obama On 'Empathy' Issue()
July 14, 2009 Judge Sonia Sotomayor told senators Tuesday that she disagrees with the president's statement that "what is in the judge's heart" can be critical in some judicial decisions. "It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law," she said.
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In The Hot Seat, Sotomayor Is Model Of Judicial Cool()
July 14, 2009 Sonia Sotomayor is known as a judge who doesn't hesitate to challenge lawyers. That straight-up judicial personality was on full display Tuesday. The Supreme Court nominee remained unflappable during a barrage of aggressive and persistent questions from Senate Republicans.
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Sotomayor: 'Fidelity To The Law' Guides Me()
July 13, 2009 Judge Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday that her experiences "help me listen and understand, with the law always commanding the result." Republicans raised concerns about her impartiality, while Democrats praised her years on the federal bench.
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Ghosts Of Nominees Past Haunt Sotomayor Hearing()
July 13, 2009 As senators debated Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination Monday, some of them really seemed to be fighting old political battles over former judicial nominees — including Chief Justice Roberts.
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