Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings

Will Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan Experience Sexist Attacks?

Sam Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Bennett

I would bet dollars to donuts that Kagan will be raked over the coals and accused of lacking experience -- simply because she's a woman.

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Sonia and the Supremes

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shawn Healy

Given the alignment of stars in Sotomayor's strive for the Supremes, her sterling resume made confirmation all but inevitable.

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Kyl To Oppose Sotomayor

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Jon Kyl's office says he'll vote against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (SOHN'-ya soh-toh-my-YOR'), the late...

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Robin Givhan: Sotomayor's Suits Reminiscent Of '1980s Lady Power Broker'

Washington Post | Robin Givhan | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor did not appear to have been swayed by the fashion industry's argument. Not in the least. Her wardrob...

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Empathy For The Devil

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Schweiger Schecter

Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216 was the venue for a skirmish that at times got awfully mean. Judge Sonia came in earnest, her cards laid out on the table.

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Sotomayor Hearings are Political Bullsh*t

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

Senate confirmation hearings on judicial nominations are a form of Kabuki Theater in which everyone plays their assigned roles and no one tells the whole truth.

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Sotomayor Hearings (VIDEO, UPDATES): Day 4

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the fourth day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Our full ...

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Sotomayor Hearings (VIDEO, UPDATES): Day 3

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor appeared Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Our full ...

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Jason Linkins

Rachel Maddow, Dahlia Lithwick Discuss GOP Latina Fixation (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, Rachel Maddow dug into the day of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's hearings, which she characterized as being far more revealing about Sotomayor's ...

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I'm Against Sonia Sotomayor

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Wolff

Why oh why do we persist in having these hearings? Or why do we persist in believing -- or hoping against hope -- that these hearings will be revelatory (or at least great theater and politics)?

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Sotomayor Protester Shouts "Baby Killer" At Hearing (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing was interrupted for the second day in a row by anti-abortion protests, with a man shouting "baby-killer" loudly...

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Sam Stein

Sotomayor Says Roe v. Wade Is Established Law (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor declared unequivocally on Tuesday that the right to choose an abortion, as determined by Roe v. Wade, was established as law by ...

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Sotomayor's Nephews Fall Asleep At Hearing (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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No one said confirmation hearings are entertaining, and so no one can really blame Sotomayor's nephews for apparently falling asleep at her confirmati...

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G.O.P. Senators Planning To Question Sotomayor's Impartiality

New York Times | Maria Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The day before Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings were to begin, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled on Sunday that they would...

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Obama Calls Sotomayor To Wish Her Luck

Roll Call | Keith Koffler | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House on Sunday sought to get a leg up on this week's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, releasing a sta...

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The Cast Of Characters On committee calling Sotomayor

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Live from the Capitol, Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings promise high political theater this week, beamed to the world in dra...

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