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Sotomayor: Put high court on TV – USA Today

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Sotomayor: Put high court on TV
USA Today
By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — During her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was careful not to telegraph how she might vote as a Supreme Court justice …
Confirm SotomayorBoston Globe
'Empathy' Takes a Knock in Confirmation HearingsWall Street Journal
Analysis: Sotomayor would be beholden to no oneThe Associated Press
WAAY -Examiner.com -Missourinet.com
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Letter From Washington Life Lessons Should Count on Top Court – New York Times

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Letter From Washington Life Lessons Should Count on Top Court
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Senator Lindsey Graham, the engaging South Carolina Republican, lectured the Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor last week that if he had made a comment like hers that a “wise Latina woman” often reaches better …
Sotomayor: Put high court on TVUSA Today
Confirm SotomayorBoston Globe
'Empathy' Takes a Knock in Confirmation HearingsWall Street Journal
WAAY -The Associated Press -Examiner.com
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Senators Spar Over Identity Politics and Sotomayor – New York Times

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Senators Spar Over Identity Politics and Sotomayor
New York Times
On CNN today, the two top members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hotly debated the undercurrent of ethnic/racial/identity politics that rippled through four days of the panel's confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor this …
Analysis: Sotomayor would be beholden to no oneThe Associated Press
Republican Leaders Continue Criticism Of SotomayorNY1
Senator Leahy: Sotomayor Likely To Get GOP VotesOzarks First
Sky Hi Daily News -ChattahBox -Politico
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Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Day 4 – New York Times

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Day 4
New York Times
The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. Witness testimony in the afternoon was given by Arkansas Attorney General Dustin mcdaniel, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New …
As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See …Washington Post
Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearingsLos Angeles Times
Sotomayor would lend different experience to courtThe Associated Press
New York Daily News -In-Forum -The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
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As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See … – Washington Post

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See …
Washington Post
At her confirmation hearings Judge Sonia Sotomayor eluded efforts from both Democrats and Republicans to draw out statements of liberal thought. (By Melina Mara — The Washington Post) | Buy Photo Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or …
Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearingsLos Angeles Times
Swaying court may be tougher than confimationThe Associated Press
Women on the Verge of the Law: From Anita Hill to Sonia SotomayorNew York Times
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com -Boston Globe -Wall Street Journal
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Ben Vargas Testifies at Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings – Washington Post

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Ben Vargas Testifies at Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings
Washington Post
We'll now hear from Lieutenant Ben Vargas. Ben — Benjamin Vargas is a lieutenant in the New Haven Fire Department and was a plaintiff in the case of Ricci vs. DeStefano. He also worked part- time as a consultant for a company that sells equipment to …
Why judge drama failed to igniteBBC News
Exchanges from the Sotomayor confirmation hearingThe Associated Press
Hatch asks Sotomayor questions posed by UtahnsSalt Lake Tribune
Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -The Associated Press
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New Haven firefighters speak – USA Today

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

New Haven firefighters speak
USA Today
In introducing Frank Ricci, one of the witnesses appearing to testify on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I.,noted that "his name was mentioned second only to Sotomayor at these hearings. …
Ben Vargas Testifies at Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation HearingsWashington Post
Why judge drama failed to igniteBBC News
Witness quotes from Sotomayor hearingsThe Associated Press
Wall Street Journal -Salt Lake Tribune -Los Angeles Times
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Frank Ricci Testifies at Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings – Washington Post

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Frank Ricci Testifies at Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings
Washington Post
ACTING CHAIR: We'll now hear from Frank Ricci, a name that's been mentioned second only to Sotomayor during this hearing. Frank Ricci has over a decade of experience as a firefighter with the New Haven Fire Department, and was the plaintiff in the case …
Firefighter criticizes Sotomayor over rulingThe Associated Press
Sotomayor hearings: The complete transcript — Day 4, Part 4Los Angeles Times
Hatch asks Sotomayor questions posed by publicSalt Lake Tribune
The Associated Press -The Associated Press -The Associated Press
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Judge Sonia: Ethnicity as theme, and battleground – Newsday

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Judge Sonia: Ethnicity as theme, and battleground
Newsday
The answer is that the emotional implications of ethnicity have threaded their way through the confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The first African-American president, Democrat Barack Obama, wins the political plaudit of nominating the …
Sotomayor's stance on business is moderateLos Angeles Times
Tiptoeing through the SenateBaltimore Sun
How Sotomayor's comments compare to Roberts, AlitoThe Associated Press
San Francisco Chronicle -Philadelphia Inquirer -New York Times
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Morning Fix: Winners and Losers, Sotomayor Day Three – Washington Post

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Morning Fix: Winners and Losers, Sotomayor Day Three
Washington Post
Day three of the confirmation hearings for judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court passed relatively uneventfully as Democrats — with one notable exception — largely threw softball questions at the nominee and Republicans rehashed …
How Sotomayor's comments compare to Roberts, AlitoThe Associated Press
Sotomayor avoids specifics on hot issuesPhiladelphia Inquirer
Sotomayor sidesteps questions on hot issuesSan Francisco Chronicle
Seattle Times -New York Times -Los Angeles Times
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Tags: Alito, Associated Press, Confirmation Hearings, Democrats, Guardian Co Uk, Guardian Uk, Hot Issues, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Los Angeles Times, Nbsp, New York Times, News Articles, Nomination, Philadelphia Inquirer, Republicans, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Specifics, Washington Post, Winners And Losers
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Sotomayor Defends Ruling in Firefighters' Bias Case – New York Times

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Sotomayor Defends Ruling in Firefighters' Bias Case
New York Times
Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, was shown on a screen during the confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. More Photos > By DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor was forced to …
Sotomayor says Obama didn't ask about abortionThe Associated Press
Will Sotomayor Bring Foreign Law to the Supreme Court?Atlantic Online
Sotomayor Back in the Hot SeatWashington Post
Bloomberg -USA Today -Los Angeles Times
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Sotomayor Grilled by Panel – Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Sotomayor Grilled by Panel
Wall Street Journal
AP WASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor returns Wednesday for a second day of questioning in her confirmation hearings as Supreme Court nominee. On Tuesday, parrying tough Republican questioning, she distanced herself from President …
Sotomayor Grilled On Past Statements In Daylong HearingU.S. News & World Report
Sotomayor Vows to Value Legal Stability as Trailblazing JusticeBloomberg
Sotomayor answers her Senate critics in hearingLos Angeles Times
USA Today -AFP -Boston Globe
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Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but tvs set to soap opera – Baltimore Sun

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but tvs set to soap opera
Baltimore Sun
Granted, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor are not exactly riveting television – even for members of Baltimore's Hispanic community who are proud of her ascendance. …
Sotomayor answers her Senate critics in hearingLos Angeles Times
Sotomayor sidesteps HatchDeseret News
Sotomayor answers GOP criticsPhiladelphia Inquirer
The Associated Press -Detroit Free Press -New York Times
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Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but TVs set to soap opera – Baltimore Sun

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Washington Post

Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but TVs set to soap opera
Baltimore Sun
Granted, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor are not exactly riveting television – even for members of Baltimore's Hispanic community who are proud of her ascendance. …
Sotomayor: 'Every person has an equal opportunity' to be a good judgeLos Angeles Times
Sotomayor answers GOP criticsPhiladelphia Inquirer
Sotomayor keeps her cool in 1st big testDetroit Free Press
New York Times -USA Today -Wall Street Journal
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Tags: Ascendance, Baltimore Sun, Confirmation Hearings, Detroit Free Press, Equal Opportunity, Gop, Gop Critics, Hispanic Community, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, News Articles, Philadelphia Inquirer, Soap Opera, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Nominee, Tvs, Usa Today, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
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Firefighters' reaction to Sotomayor mixed – The Associated Press

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Firefighters' reaction to Sotomayor mixed
The Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings were met Tuesday with mixed feelings from firefighters as lawmakers questioned her opinion in the New Haven, Conn., reverse discrimination case. The Supreme Court recently …
Sen. Chuck Schumer Holds a Hearing on the Nomination of Judge …Washington Post
Supreme Court's Ricci Ruling Set Up New Precedent, Sotomayor ArguesFOXNews
Sotomayor hearings: Is judge a temperamental bully?Los Angeles Times
NPR -The Associated Press -The Associated Press
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Tags: Associated Press, Bully, Chuck Schumer, Confirmation Hearings, Discrimination Case, Firefighters, Foxnews, Lawmakers, Los Angeles Times, Met, Mixed Feelings, New Haven Conn, News Articles, Nomination, Npr, Reverse Discrimination, Ricci, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Nominee, Washington Post
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Posts Tagged ‘Confirmation Hearings’
Sotomayor: Put high court on TV – USA Today
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Tags: Boston Globe, Confirmation Hearings, Court Tv, Empathy, Getty Images, Globe Tv, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Kathy Kiely, News Articles, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court Justice, Telegraph, Usa Today, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
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Letter From Washington Life Lessons Should Count on Top Court – New York Times
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Tags: Boston Globe, Confirmation Hearings, Court Tv, Empathy, Globe Life, Latina Woman, Lindsey Graham, New Boston, New York Times, News Articles, Republican, Senator Lindsey Graham, Sonia Sotomayor, South Carolina, Supreme Court Nominee, Usa Today, Waay, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
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Senators Spar Over Identity Politics and Sotomayor – New York Times
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Tags: Associated Press, Cnn, Confirmation Hearings, Gop, Guardian Co Uk, Guardian Uk, Members Of The Senate, Members Of The Senate Judiciary Committee, New York Times, News Articles, Ny1, Ozarks, Press Republican, Racial Identity, Republican Leaders, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Leahy, Senators, Sonia, Undercurrent
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Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings, Day 4 – New York Times
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Tags: Arkansas Attorney General, Associated Press, Attorney General Dustin Mcdaniel, Confirmation Hearings, Diversity, Guardian Co Uk, Guardian Uk, Los Angeles Times, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, New Administration, New York Daily News, New York Times, News Articles, Star Ledger Nj, Touchy Topic, Washington Post, White House, Witness Testimony, York Daily News
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As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See … – Washington Post
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Tags: Anita Hill, Bbc, Bbc News, Boston Globe, Comments That Include Profanity, Confirmation Hearings, Democrats And Republicans, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Los Angeles Times, Mara, Melina, New York Times, Personal Attacks, Press Women, Star Ledger Nj, That Include Profanity, Touchy Topic, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Women On The Verge
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Ben Vargas Testifies at Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings – Washington Post
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Tags: Bbc, Confirmation Hearings, Fire Department, Guardian Co Uk, Guardian Uk, Hatch, Lieutenant, Los Angeles Times, New Haven, News Articles, Part Time, Plaintiff, Ricci, Salt Lake Tribune, Sonia Sotomayor, Vargas, Washington Post
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New Haven firefighters speak – USA Today
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Tags: Associated Press, Bbc, Confirmation Hearings, Firefighters, Foxnews, Frank Ricci, Los Angeles Times, Nbsp, New Haven, News Articles, Nomination, Salt Lake Tribune, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sonia Sotomayor, Usa Today, Vargas, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Witness
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Frank Ricci Testifies at Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings – Washington Post
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Tags: Acting, Associated Press, Confirmation Hearings, Decade, Fire Department, Firefighter, Frank Ricci, Hatch, Los Angeles Times, New Haven, News Articles, Plaintiff, Salt Lake Tribune, Sonia Sotomayor, Telegraph Co Uk, Telegraph Uk, Washington Post
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Judge Sonia: Ethnicity as theme, and battleground – Newsday
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Tags: Alito, American President, Associated Press, Baltimore Sun, Barack Obama, Battleground, Confirmation Hearings, Democrat, Ethnicity, Guardian Co Uk, Guardian Uk, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Los Angeles Times, Nbsp, New York Times, News Articles, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Plaudit, San Francisco Chronicle
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Morning Fix: Winners and Losers, Sotomayor Day Three – Washington Post
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Tags: Alito, Associated Press, Confirmation Hearings, Democrats, Guardian Co Uk, Guardian Uk, Hot Issues, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Los Angeles Times, Nbsp, New York Times, News Articles, Nomination, Philadelphia Inquirer, Republicans, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Specifics, Washington Post, Winners And Losers
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Sotomayor Defends Ruling in Firefighters' Bias Case – New York Times
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Tags: Abc News, Abortion, Bias Case, Bloomberg, Confirmation Hearings, David Stout, Firefighters, Hot Seat, Jeff Sessions, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Los Angeles Times, Minority Member, Nbsp, New York Times, News Articles, Obama, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, Usa Today, Washington Post
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Sotomayor Grilled by Panel – Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Tags: Abc News, Afp, Amp, Ap Washington, Bloomberg, Boston Globe, Confirmation Hearings, Journal News, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Legal Stability, Los Angeles Times, Nbsp, News Articles, Senate, Supreme Court Nominee, Trailblazing, U S News, Usa Today, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
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Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but tvs set to soap opera – Baltimore Sun
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Tags: Associated Press, Baltimore Sun, Confirmation Hearings, Deseret News, Detroit Free Press, Gop, Gop Critics, Hatch, Hispanic Community, Los Angeles Times, Nbsp, New York Times, News Articles, Philadelphia Inquirer, Soap Opera, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Nominee, Telegraph Co Uk, Telegraph Uk, Tvs
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Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but TVs set to soap opera – Baltimore Sun
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Tags: Ascendance, Baltimore Sun, Confirmation Hearings, Detroit Free Press, Equal Opportunity, Gop, Gop Critics, Hispanic Community, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, News Articles, Philadelphia Inquirer, Soap Opera, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Nominee, Tvs, Usa Today, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
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Firefighters' reaction to Sotomayor mixed – The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Tags: Associated Press, Bully, Chuck Schumer, Confirmation Hearings, Discrimination Case, Firefighters, Foxnews, Lawmakers, Los Angeles Times, Met, Mixed Feelings, New Haven Conn, News Articles, Nomination, Npr, Reverse Discrimination, Ricci, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Nominee, Washington Post
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