Posts Tagged ‘Leahy’

Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor in 13-6 Vote – New York Times

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

TIME
Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor in 13-6 Vote
New York Times
Senator Jeff Sessions, left, and Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, before the vote on Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday By DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 13 to 6,
Senate Panel Votes in Favor of SotomayorWashington Post
Senate panel approves SotomayorReuters
Senate Judiciary Committee votes to confirm SotomayorCNN
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Analysis: Sotomayor would be beholden to no one – The Associated Press

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Analysis: Sotomayor would be beholden to no one
The Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Once Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed to the Supreme Court, all those hours of predictable questions and cautious replies at her Senate confirmation hearings will be filed and forgotten as she judges the way she sees fit.
Two Republican Senators Question Sotomayor's JudgmentFOXNews
Leahy: 'Stop the racial politics' on SotomayorPolitico
Leahy on Sotomayor: 'Stop the racial politics'CNN Political Ticker
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Sen. Coburn Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court Nomination … – Washington Post

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

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Sen. Coburn Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court Nomination
Washington Post
LEAHY: Whether it will be the last round or not will be up to the Republican side. But I would yield now to Senator Coburn, who's been waiting patiently. COBURN: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning again. COBURN: Yesterday, you — when I was
Sotomayor Faces Sharp Questions on Bias CaseNew York Times
GOP envisions August Senate vote on SotomayorThe Associated Press
Sotomayor Says She Regrets Offense From 'Wise Latina' RemarksBloomberg
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Sen. Cornyn Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court Nomination … – Washington Post

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

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Sen. Cornyn Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court Nomination
Washington Post
LEAHY: Senator Cornyn, who, as I mentioned yesterday, is a former Supreme Court justice of Texas as well as former attorney general, valued member of this committee. CORNYN: Judge, when we met the first time, as I believe I recounted earlier,
Sotomayor draws praise from GOP criticThe Associated Press
News Analysis Future Nominations Are at Stake in HearingsNew York Times
GOP Unable to Pin Sotomayor DownCBS News
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Sen. Klobuchar Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court … – Washington Post

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

New York Times
Sen. Klobuchar Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court
Washington Post
LEAHY: There's been an interest expressed by — I was going to say by all of the senators, but most senators have left the hearing room, but don't think that doesn't mean that there's not going to be more questions, Judge, because there will be this
Republican Senators Press Sotomayor on Abortion ViewsNew York Times
Legalese in Sotomayor hearing explainedThe Associated Press
Sotomayor Says Obama Didn't Question Her on AbortionBloomberg
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Sen. Charles Schumer Questioning at Judge Sotomayor Confirmation … – Washington Post

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

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Sen. Charles Schumer Questioning at Judge Sotomayor Confirmation
Washington Post
LEAHY: (OFF-MIKE) the photographers a chance — all the photographers a chance to get back into — into position. First off, Judge, I — I compliment your — your family. You can't see them sitting behind you, because — but they've all been sitting
Sotomayor on Sotomayor: Revises, extends her wordsThe Associated Press
US top court nominee accepts gun rights decisionReuters
Sotomayor and the "Wise Latina" VanguardBloomberg
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Sotomayor Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their Say – New York Times

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Washington Post
Sotomayor Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their Say
New York Times
WASHINGTON — “Crickets,” Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, whispered to Judge Sonia Sotomayor after the Supreme Court nominee limped into a Senate hearing room on Monday morning.
Republicans Walk Fine Line Questioning SotomayorWashington Post
Toughest grilling still to come for SotomayorUSA Today
Sotomayor: I will apply law, not make itMiamiHerald.com
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Graham predicts Sotomayor OK 'barring meltdown' – The Associated Press

Monday, July 13th, 2009

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Graham predicts Sotomayor OK 'barring meltdown'
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a Hispanic pioneer well qualified for the Supreme Court on Monday, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack Obama's views as well at the start of confirmation
The Diabetic JailbirdWall Street Journal
Judging your Supreme knowledgeUSA Today
Leahy Chairs Sotomayor HearingsWCAX
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Senate political shift will influence nomination – USA Today

Monday, July 13th, 2009

BBC News
Senate political shift will influence nomination
USA Today
WASHINGTON — Four years after members of the Senate Judiciary Committee last convened to consider a Supreme Court nomination, a strikingly different group of senators gathered Monday to evaluate Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Analysis: Sotomayor a cautious, careful liberalCNN
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings Set to BeginWashington Post
Sotomayor hearing starts with Leahy praiseThe Associated Press
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