In the long run, we could get big things from Justice Sotomayor.
During arguments in a campaign-finance case, the court’s majority conservatives seemed persuaded that corporations have broad First Amendment rights and that recent precedents upholding limits on corporate political spending should be overruled.
But Justice Sotomayor suggested the majority might have it all wrong — and [...]
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A Very Wise Latina…
September 17th, 2009
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Justice For Sotomayor
July 28th, 2009
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Thankfully Harry Reid can’t likely screw this one up.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 13 to 6, on Tuesday to endorse the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, easing her path to likely confirmation as the first Hispanic member of the tribunal.
What We Really See: GOP Senators Question Sotomayor
July 15th, 2009
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Well howdeee there Missus Sota-mah-yaor!
Good morning, Senator.
Now, I’m a-looking here at your papers and such and I see where you sez, that you’re a wise latin-a.
Well actually Senator, that pull quote misrepresents the full context of what I was saying…
Well I gotta say ma’am, I’m mighty unnerved. Powerful unnerved by the sen-ti-ments you got here [...]
Jeff Sessions: Why Doesn’t Sotomayor Think Like All Puerto Ricans
July 14th, 2009
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Because to the Republicans anyone that isn’t a wealthy white male is part of the unwashed masses who should vote the same.
Onward, regional southern party, onward.
Sotomayor: The Optics
July 14th, 2009
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Keep it up, GOP. Keep it up.
As I’ve said elsewhere, the decision to have Dukes Of Hazzard extras run your party is brilliant. So brilliant.
Transcript Of Judge Sotomayor’s Opening Statement
July 13th, 2009
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As prepared for delivery…
Live Video Stream: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court Nomination Hearing
July 13th, 2009
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POTUS Calls Up Sonia Sotomayor Before Her Hearing Tomorrow
July 12th, 2009
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From the White House:
READOUT OF THE PRESIDENT’S CALL TO JUDGE SOTOMAYOR
FROM PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS
“President Obama called Judge Sotomayor from the Oval Office this morning to wish her good luck as she completed preparations for her confirmation hearing. He complimented the Judge for making courtesy calls to 89 Senators in which she discussed her adherence [...]
5 Is Not 9
June 29th, 2009
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Discussing the 5-4 Supreme Court decision today in the firefighter case, conservatives somehow made 5 become 9. They’re still pretty bad at math.
It Figures
June 22nd, 2009
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The Supreme Court ruled on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. It ruled 8-1 on the law. The dissent? Clarence Thomas. While the other justices weren’t wild about the law’s application, they voted to uphold it – even Scalia. The holdout? The lone black justice on the court.
And then Thomas acts befuddled and outraged [...]
The 2 Americas
June 2nd, 2009
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The more sane America supports the nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The other, smaller, America has a spying dirty trickster leading the opposition.
Whig Watch: Conservatives Claim Sotomayor’s Diet Could Influence the Court
May 27th, 2009
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Are you kidding me? Conservatives are actually citing the judge’s favorite foods as a disqualifier for the supreme court?
ALSO: They think her name is too ethnic as well.
The southern regional minority party is having a very hard time adjusting to the real America.
From A Purely Political POV
May 27th, 2009
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I look forward to the ads in 2010 and 2012 that explain how “Presidente Obama y los Democrats” were con Justice Sotomayor and how the Republicans were contra Justice Sotomayor.
This is simply because right out of the starting gate Republicans and conservatives can’t contain their outrage that a hispanic woman could possibly be considered just [...]
Sotomayor Is Obama’s Supreme Court Pick
May 26th, 2009
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President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as “an inspiring woman” with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely.
Obama said Sotomayor has more experience as a judge than any current member of the high court had when [...]
David Souter Retiring From Supreme Court
April 30th, 2009
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So I’m hearing.
UPDATE: NBC is confirming. NPR has it.
Here’s what I wrote about this a little while back:
But, should a Supreme Court vacancy come up – which is more likely than not to happen a few times over the next 8 years – you must nominate a competent, well qualified liberal to the bench. We [...]
A Note For President Obama On The Courts
March 17th, 2009
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From a cursory glance, David F. Hamilton seems like a perfectly fine moderate nomination to the appeals court. But, should a Supreme Court vacancy come up – which is more likely than not to happen a few times over the next 8 years – you must nominate a competent, well qualified liberal to the bench. [...]
