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Confirmation Hearings

Is Senator Jeff Sessions Qualified To Be on the Senate Judicary Committee?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sen. Jeff Sessions, Edward Chen, Senate Judiciary Committee, Judicial Qualifications, Confirmation Hearings, Judicial Nominations, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

As Senators mull the qualifications for United States judges, should they not be required to display some minimal understanding of the process before undertaking this important task?

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Judge Sotomayor's Suits: Which Did She Wear Best? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor has spent the last four days on Capitol Hill making the case for her Supreme Court suitability. But as the nation watched, the o...

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Women of Science

Lee Schneider | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Google, Women and Science, Integrative Medicine, Lawrence Summers, Marissa Mayer, Dr. Mona Lisa Schultz, Confirmation Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Living News
Lee Schneider

Intuition is at the core of the risk-taking nature of science. Guys like to call intuition "a hunch." But those making a career of intuition -- placing it center stage -- are more likely to be women.

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Sotomayor's Right-Wing Judicial Philosophy?

Mark Dorlester | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Constitution, Original Intent, Judicial Philosophy, Confirmation Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Mark Dorlester

The framers of the Constitution were passionate about the fact that the document was never to be interpreted as a grant of rights.

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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Activist?

Monica Youn | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Brennan Center, Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Orrin Hatch, Judicial Activism, Second-Circuit-Court-of-Appeals, Sonia Sotomayor, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News
Monica Youn

In all the hullabaloo about so-called "judicial activism," wouldn't it be refreshing to hear some questions about "judicial passivism" as well?

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Reading the Pictures: Reaching the High Court on the Backs of White Heroes

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, New Haven, Sotomayor, Frank Ricci, Firefighters, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News
Michael Shaw

2009-07-16-20090716NewHavenfirefightersSotomayorhearing.jpgThis line of primarily white "first responders" makes for a vivid non-verbal argument that Sonia is stepping up to the high court on the backs of these white heroes.

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The JusticeBot 9000

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Court, Baseball, JusticeBot 9000, Empathy, Racist, Judge Sotomayor, States Rights, Scotus, Racial, Confirmation Hearings, Republican, Robot, Judge, Constitution, Chris Weigant, Farce, Satire, Balls and Strikes, Sonia Sotomayor, Some Splainin to Do, Spoof, Racism, Sotomayor, Confirmation, Umpire, Justice, Republican Party, Justicebot, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The JusticeBot 9000: You said you wanted a machine that took all the human factor out of the law, so that emotion and empathy would be forever banished from the bench.

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Putting a Hold on Compassion

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Saxby Chambliss, Animals, Cass Sunstein, Confirmation Hearings, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Agriculture, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Politicians should consider a compassionate concern for animals to be a personal and even political asset for candidates for major executive offices.

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Sam Stein

Obama Confident That Sotomayor Will Be Confirmed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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The White House is confident that Judge Sonia Sotomayor will be confirmed, after two days of rigorous questioning in which the Supreme Court nominee o...

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Our Children Are Watching

Marie Wilson | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Girls, Supreme Court, Women, Race, Gender, Confirmation Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Marie Wilson

These proceedings may serve to discourage a generation of women from following in Sotomayor's trailblazing footsteps precisely because of the treatment they are witnessing.

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I'm Against Sonia Sotomayor

Michael Wolff | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Michael Wolff, Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Confirmation Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
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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Wise Women Unite! What Sotomayor Should Have Said

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Racial Politics, Latinos, Women's Rights, Women, Senator Leahy, Latino Politics, Senator Sessions, Sonia Sotomayor, Obama Administration, Race, White Men, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

Racial and ethnic minorities and women are the only groups asked to check their identity at the door. It is assumed that once given access to power, they will try to funnel those resources to their own kind.

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For This Wise African American, Sotomayor Hearings Reveal the Heart of Race Conflict in America

Eric Deggans | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, Charles Grassley, Glenn Greenwald, Sonia Sotomayor, Jeff Sessions, Samuel Alito, Race, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News
Eric Deggans

The GOP decries Sotomayor's statements about heritage, but in 2005 another Supreme Court nominee told the Senate that in discrimination cases, he often takes into account his own family's history.

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Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings: Live 9 AM CT/10 AM ET

The Uptake | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sotomayor, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News
The Uptake

Hi, UpTakers. We're partnering with Mother Jones to bring you live the Sotomayor Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Join us live today, July 13th,...

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Have TV Talkers Been Fair to Judge Sotomayor?

Emma Coleman Jordan | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, Sotomayor, Media, Confirmation Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Media News
Emma Coleman Jordan

We have all read and heard the repetitive discussion of the "wise Latina" quote. But what many have not paid attention to is the unfair name-calling, and cultural and racial attacks that Judge Sotomayor's candidacy.

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Jason Linkins

Senate GOP Demands Epic Sotomayor Delay

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Sotomayor Confirmation, Senate GOP, Ana Marie Cox, Rachel Maddow, Sotomayor-Confirmation-Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News

Although the confirmation process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor is still ramping up, there are a few things that are already fairly clear. The first is t...

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Pure Politics: The Koh Nomination Fight Drags On

Jay Michaelson | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, John Cornyn, Recess Appointments, Sonia Sotomayor, Harold Koh, Fox News, Harry Reid, Bush Recess Appointments, Ken Starr, David Vitter, Sharia, Harold Koh Nominee for State Department Legal Advisor, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News
Jay Michaelson

The Republicans are starving for a victory -- any victory -- and if they can block Harold Koh, then, hey, at least that's something. But it's always been a bit more than that.

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That's All You Got? The Attacks on Sotomayor Come Across as Desperate

Daniel Cubias | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Latinos, Gop, Alberto Gonzalez, Rush Limbaugh, Antonin Scalia, Ivy League, Hispanics, John Roberts, The Bronx, Latina, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Confirmation Hearings, Racist Comments, Latino Voters, George Will, Perry Mason, Sonia Sotomayor, Hispanic Voters, Supreme Court Nominee, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Diabetes, Newt Gingrich, Thurgood Marshall, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

In the spirit of bipartisanship, I offer the following: Drop the lame attacks on Sonia Sotomayor, because they're not going to work.

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Time for Progressives to Fight for the Judiciary They Deserve

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Administration, Judiciary, Senate Judiciary Committee, Confirmation Hearings, Obama's Cabinet, Confimrations, Barack Obama, Politics News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

Progressives must ensure that President Obama's nominees receive the same fair and balanced treatment demanded by Senate Republicans.

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GOP Senator Kyl Won't Back Geithner

Reuters | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Geithner Confirmation, Tim Geithner, Senator Jon Kyl, Senator Kyl, Timothy Geithner, Senate Confirmation, Tim Geithner Confirmation Hearings, Jon Kyl, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News

Republican Sen. Jon Kyl said on Thursday that he would not support Timothy Geithner for Treasury secretary because he was disappointed with his explan...

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Madam Secretary

Taylor Marsh | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Diplomacy, Barack Obama, George MItchell, Confirmation Hearings, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make a strong partner for President Obama's diplomatic outreach and an invaluable partner for Senator Mitchell.

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Holder Can't Prosecute Bush Abuses Too Many Democrats Aided and Abetted Them

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Attorney General, Orrin Hatch, Eric Holder, Gop, George Bush, Democrats, Confirmation Hearings, Hillary Clinton, Senate Judciciary Committee, Civil Liberties, Warrantless Wiretapping, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Holder is seemingly willing to let bygones be bygones when it comes to prosecuting Bush's crew because it would pry open the Democrats dirty but hardly unknown secret.

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Sam Stein

Holder: If My Independence Is Compromised, I'll Resign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eric Holder Nomination, Alberto Gonzales, Waterboarding, Torture, Holder Hearings, Fisa, Holder Nomination, Waterboarding Torture, Rich Pardon, Marc Rich, Fisa Law, Eric Holder, Confirmation Hearings, Holder Ag, Bush Administration, Holder Attorney General, Politics News

Midway through the day, Eric Holder's confirmation hearings have contained moments of contention and lightheartedness. But the one thread that stands ...

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Our Change Agenda For Animals

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Barack Obama, Humane Society, Executive Agencies, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Epa, Agriculture, Environment, Food Safety, Interior, Usda, Animals, Confirmation Hearings, Animal Rights, Illegal Animal Trade, Animal Testing, Predator Control Program, Factory Farms, Factory Farm Reglutions, Politics News
Michael Markarian

When it comes to animal protection, more than a dozen federal agencies have a direct impact on the lives of millions of pets, farm animals, laboratory animals, and wildlife. It's time for change.

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Sam Stein

Holder: Waterboarding Is Torture, And The President Can't Torture

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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The major hoopla surrounding the nomination of Eric Holder as Attorney General has focused on his role in the pardoning of tax-cheat fugitive Marc Ric...

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