Obama Supreme Court Pick

Sotomayor Rulings Exhaustive But Often Narrow: NYT

The New York Times | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor's judicial opinions are marked by diligence, depth and unflashy competence. If they are not always a pleasure to read, they are ...

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John Yoo: Obama Chose "Empathy Over Excellence"

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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John Yoo, who wrote memos authorizing torture for President Bush, has penned a reaction to Sonia Sotomayor's supreme court nomination. The lawyer, who...

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Jeffrey Rosen: Sotomayor Should Be Confirmed

The New Republic | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Of course, Judge Sotomayor should be confirmed to the Supreme Court. She obviously wasn't my first choice, for reasons I reported three weeks ago, hav...

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Sotomayor Lecture: "A Latina Judge's Voice"

The New York Times | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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The following is the text of the Judge Mario G. Olmos Memorial Lecture in 2001, delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, by...

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Sotomayor Nomination Could Split The Right

Mother Jones | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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With President Barack Obama's nomination of federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, conservatives could have a blistering fi...

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The Sotomayor Pick: Timeline Of How Obama Made Choice

MSNBC | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Sources familiar with the process say President Obama called Sonia Sotomayor last night at 9:00 pm, and called the other potential picks after that. ...

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CNN Joins Anti-Sotomayor Whisper Campaign

Media Matters | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Even before President Obama has officially announced his selection of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, CNN is giving a boost to the smear campai...

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RNC Accidentally Releases Sotomayor Talking Points

The Hill | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Whoops. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has apparently inadvertently released its list of talking points on the nomination of Judge Sonia Soto...

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Sotomayor Saved Baseball In '95 By Ruling For Players

The New York Times | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Federal judges are rarely famous or widely celebrated. Yet during a brief period in 1995, Judge Sonia Sotomayor became revered, at least in those citi...

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On the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor

Sen. Patrick Leahy | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Patrick Leahy

Having a Supreme Court that better reflects the diversity of America helps ensure that we keep faith with the words over the entrance of the Supreme Court: "Equal justice under law."

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Greenwald: Obama's Sotomayor Choice Should Be Praised

Salon | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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Reports indicate that President Obama has selected Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court....

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Sonia's Wiki Wonder

Marty Kaplan | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

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Marty Kaplan

Seconds after the networks say that it's Sotomayor, her Wikipedia entry is updated. The newspapers in my driveway can't do that; that's why on-paper distribution is dying.

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Obama Names Supreme Court Nominee: Sonia Sotomayor

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Reaching for history, President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justic...

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Obama: Supreme Court Pick Coming Soon

AP | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he doesn't feel "weighed down" by a need to pick the next Supreme Court justice based on demographics, argu...

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Obama Court Pick May Come Next Week

CNN Political Ticker | Ed Henry | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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A top aide to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy told fellow Democrats on Friday to get ready for President Obama's Supreme Court pick to come as...

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Sam Stein

Sotomayor's Medical History Sparks Wider Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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With President Obama's Supreme Court choice expected within weeks, the vetting process for prospective candidates has grown more intense. Judicial rul...

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Conservatives Concede They Have Little Chance Of Derailing Obama's Pick For Supreme Court

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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When John G. Roberts Jr. was nominated to the Supreme Court as chief justice, a pro-Republican group called Progress for America had $18 million in th...

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Supreme Court Prospects Stock Holdings Could Be Conflicts Of Interest

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Several prospects to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter have major stock holdings that could pose conflict-of-interest prob...

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Obama's Supreme Court Pick

Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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In the wake of reports of Supreme Court Justice David Souter's planned resignation, all eyes turn to President Obama. According to NPR's Nina Totenbe...

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