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Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor
The US has a new Supreme Court justice! The Senate has just confirmed Sonia Sotomayor by a 68-31 vote, making her the first Hispanic justice to sit on the highest court. She's also only the third woman ever to serve.
Say What? Senator Talks to Sonia Like Ricky
"You'll have lots of splainin' to do."
— Republican Senator Tom Coburn tried on a Ricky Ricardo accent today at Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing. Does this sound, to you, like racial insensitivity or an unfortunate accident?
Jon Stewart: White Men Can't Judge
Supreme Court confirmation hearings are typically boring, but Jon Stewart found a way to make Sonia Sotomayor's laugh-out-loud funny on last night's Daily Show. Jon took on Republicans, who "want to register their distaste for the nominee" without seeming "as racist as the nominee herself." He didn't spare Democrats, either, as a few of them got a tad bit emotional about the nomination.
Roe v. Roe: Pro-Life "Jane Roe" Arrested at Sotomayor Hearing
The tale of America's battle over abortion is a complicated one. When asked about Roe v. Wade today, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said that the case was settled law.
Front Page: Confirmation Hearings Begin For Sotomayor
- Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor begin today. — MSNBC
- Police say former boxing star Arturo Gatti died this weekend after his wife strangled him with her purse while he was sleeping. — New York Daily News
- States short on cash are shortening prison sentences while seeking less costly substitutes like treatment and parole.
The Question Pundits Don't Ask About Supreme Court Justices
Last night on The Daily Show Jon Stewart predictably mocked all the talking heads on television who are frothing at the mouth at Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's Latina status.
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Sotomayor's talked about how her experiences will contribute to her decisions, informing them in the way that all of our experiences, as the sum total of who we are, inform our actions.
In one instance, a pundit posits a ridiculous example to illustrate the danger of having a Latina on the Supreme Court.
Say What? Women Are Incompetent Once a Month
"Let’s hope that the key conferences aren’t when she’s menstruating or something, or just before she’s going to menstruate. That would really be bad. Lord knows what we would get then."
Say What? RNC Chair Michael Steele on Sotomayor
"The trap here for the GOP I think is enormous. I know that a lot of folks want to do the knee-jerk, you know, let’s start slammin’ and rammin’, but I think we really need to take a step back from this and deal with two things. One, the historic aspect of it, OK, acknowledge it but then move on to the substance of the conversation about what this woman believes and why she believes it."
Supreme Court Pick Brings Back Affirmative Action Debate
“Affirmative action standards are a bad way to pick one of the nine most influential jurists in the US."
Such is the reaction of affirmative-action opponent Richard Epstein to President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. Epstein and other critics believe that the president wants to chose "a daughter of Puerto Rican parents raised in Bronx public housing projects to become the nation's first Hispanic justice," instead of an accomplished jurist.
10 Things You Should Know About Sonia Sotomayor
This morning President Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Most of you said a while back that you would like to see a woman nominated to the highest court. Well you got your wish!
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