Sotomayor Confirmation

Ode to the Purple Senator: Lindsey Graham, Republican, South Carolina

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Mr. Graham is truly a rare politician: someone who can maintain his conservative principles but still reach across the aisle to find common ground, even, at times, with liberals like me.

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The GOP's 'Wise Latina' Problem

Dolores Huerta | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Right never expressed disapproval over rulings by Scalia and other conservatives who concur with Sotomayor, underscoring how disingenuous attacks by the NRA and its allies have been.

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Sonia and the Supremes

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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Obama Should Nominate Feingold Next to Supreme Court

Matthew Rothschild | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama would do himself proud, and his progressive base proud, and the Constitution proud, by nominating Russ Feingold to fill the next vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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Mel Martinez and the Last Nail in the Republican Diversity Coffin

John Ridley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martínez's move can been seen as another accomplished person of color flipping a metaphorical middle finger at all the Republicans have devolved into: The party of the "angry white voter."

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Sotomayor Confirmed To Supreme Court

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor won confirmation Thursday as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, a history-making Senate vote that c...

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Sonia Sotomayor Watched Senate Confirmation From New York Courthouse

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Sonia Sotomayor bathed in applause from friends and colleagues at a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan Thursday as the Senate vote...

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The GOP Proves They Need Latina Wisdom

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.25.2011

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GOP, let me warn you, your affront to Sotomayor is seen as an affront to all Latinas and will not be forgotten easily. This will stick. You are now officially doomed.

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Sotomayor Confirmation Vote Breakdown

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed today to be our new Supreme Court Justice. The total vote tally was 68-31. Below, the breakdown of the vote. **** Re...

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Sotomayor and Our Changing Demography

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lack of diversity and a long history of racial intolerance has taken its toll on the Republican brand with the fastest growing non-white part of the population: Hispanics.

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History in the Making

Marcia D. Greenberger | Posted 05.25.2011

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When the Senate confirms Judge Sotomayor, she will become the first Latina, the first woman of color, and only the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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McCain: Sotomayor Vote Still Up In The Air

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says he is still on the fence when it comes to voting for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. McCain says he i...

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Reid: Opposing Sotomayor Will Hurt GOP With Hispanics

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned bitter Wednesday, after Democrats warned the GOP it would pay a...

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Ben Nelson Undecided On Sotomayor Nomination

Lincoln Journal Star | DON WALTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson said Wednesday he has not decided whether he will vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Nelson sa...

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Sen. Grassley To Vote Against Sotomayor Confirmation

Des Moines Register | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said today he planned to oppose the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court when the Senate Judiciary...

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GOP Sen. Graham To Support Sotomayor

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that he will vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, breaking with his party'...

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Name That Tune

Barry Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

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This curse of egocentrism seems to be the default human condition: digging your way out of the limits of your own perspective is a major challenge.

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White House Won't Say Who Prepped Sotomayor

Legal Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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At the request of a Democratic Senate, the Bush administration in 2006 opened a rare window on the process for preparing a Supreme Court nominee for a...

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Sotomayor Emerges From Hearings With Public's Support: Poll

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sonia Sotomayor has emerged from her Senate confirmation hearings with majority public support for her nomination to the Supreme Court, holding the po...

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Sotomayor Confirmation: Swaying Court May Be Tougher Than Confirmation

AP | By MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sonia Sotomayor might find it was easier to disarm Republican senators who have one eye on Hispanic voters than to sway Supreme Court ju...

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Lugar Becomes First Republican To Announce Vote For Sotomayor

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court seemed relatively pre-ordained following four days of somewhat news-less testimony before the ...

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Judiciary Committee: Sharp Minds -- and Empty Suits

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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These Senators spend their precious minutes before the cameras posturing, except for when they're pandering. Except for when they're plodding.

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Graham To Sotomayor: Your Statements "Bug The Hell Out Of Me" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Questioning Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the second time, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told the Supreme Court nominee that in the past, she has "said som...

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GOP Senators: Sotomayor Firefighter Plaintiff Is Victim Of "Smear Campaign"

The New Haven Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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As firefighter Frank Ricci arrived in the nation's capital for his moment in the spotlight, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch came to the his defense against an a...

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The Sotomayor Hearings - Branding the Neo-Confederates

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you read the liberal blogosphere, you know about Senator Sessions's history of dubious racial statements. If you're following on most of the mainstream media, you don't.

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