Behind The Robes: C-SPAN Gets Rare Interviews With Supreme Court Justices
By Jillian Rayfield - October 15, 2009, 10:58AM
Last week, C-SPAN ran a "Supreme Court Week" documentary series, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the nation's highest court, as well as interviews with all of the Justices.... Read More »
Sotomayor: 'I Am Most Grateful To This Country' For My Confirmation
By Rachel Slajda - August 12, 2009, 2:23PM
In a White House reception with President Obama, her family, Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens and dozens of friends, legislators and other well-wishers, newly sworn-in... Read More »
Steele: Americans Will Decide If Empathy Is The Standard
By Rachel Slajda - August 6, 2009, 4:10PM
Judge Sotomayor will become the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice when the Court convenes in October - a historic milestone in our history, to be sure - but many Americans... Read More »
Sotomayor Confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court
By Rachel Slajda - August 6, 2009, 3:15PM
The Senate has confirmed Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court in a vote of 68 to 31.... Read More »
Senate Judiciary Commitee Approves Sotomayor In 13-6 Vote
By Versha Sharma - July 28, 2009, 12:03PM
In a 13-6 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. The full list of senators who voted for and... Read More »
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Will Vote For Sotomayor's Confirmation
By Rachel Slajda - July 22, 2009, 1:21PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced this afternoon that he will vote for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court. "I feel this is the right vote for me, and quite... Read More »
Fmr. SCOTUS Nominee Robert Bork: 'Wise Latina' Remark Is Immediate Disqualifier
By Rachel Slajda - July 16, 2009, 2:30PM
Rejected Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork doesn't believe for a second that Sonia Sotomayor is committed to the "fidelity of the law." "I don't take Sotomayor's protestations that she's entirely... Read More »
Reid: Sotomayor's Performance At Hearings Show She Will Make A 'Fine' Justice
By Versha Sharma - July 16, 2009, 2:02PM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) released a statement this afternoon reemphasizing his support at the conclusion of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Commitee. The committee today... Read More »
Sen. Klobuchar: 'Wise Latina' Didn't Come Up In 1997 Sotomayor Hearings
By Versha Sharma - July 15, 2009, 12:23PM
Despite the exhaustive back-and-forth in the Sonia Sotomayor hearings so far over the "wise Latina" comment, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is actually the first to bring up a very relevant... Read More »
Sotomayor: My 'Wise Latina' Comments Not So Different from Samuel Alito
By Versha Sharma - July 15, 2009, 9:51AM
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) started off Wednesday morning's confirmation hearings with some blunt questioning, bringing up the favorite Republican talking point of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's "wise Latina" comment. In addition... Read More »
Sen. Lindsey Graham Bullies Sotomayor - While Accusing Her Of Being Bully
By Versha Sharma - July 14, 2009, 4:58PM
In the most aggressive questioning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing thus far, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) read out a laundry list of complaints about the nominee this afternoon. Graham... Read More »
Sotomayor: I 'Wouldn't Approach The Issue of Judging The Way The President Does'
By Versha Sharma - July 14, 2009, 3:42PM
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) put Judge Sonia Sotomayor on the spot Tuesday afternoon at her confirmation hearings, trying to force her to either agree with President Obama's "empathetic" criteria for... Read More »
Sotomayor: 9/11 Did Not Change My Views On Civil Liberties
By Versha Sharma - July 14, 2009, 3:29PM
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) asked Judge Sonia Sotomayor a key question at Tuesday afternoon's hearings: Did 9/11 change her views on constitutionally protected civil liberties? Feingold - well-known for his... Read More »
Sotomayor: 'There Is A Right To Privacy'
By Versha Sharma - July 14, 2009, 11:14AM
Judge Sonia Sotomayor affirmed her belief in the right to privacy during hearings on Tuesday, when Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) questioned her views on Griswold v. Connecticut. "There is a... Read More »
Sotomayor On 'Wise Latina' Comment: I Was Trying To Inspire Young Latinos
By Versha Sharma - July 14, 2009, 10:09AM
In the second day of confirmation hearings, Judge Sonia Sotomayor addressed the controversy surrounding her now-infamous "wise Latina" remarks. "Never have any words I have spoken or written gotten so... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Al Franken (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 3:51PM
OPENING STATEMENT ON JUDGE SOTOMAYOR'S NOMINATION HEARING Senator Al Franken Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is an incredible honor to be here. Less than a week into my term as... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Ted Kaufman (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 3:47PM
Kaufman Opening Statement at Supreme Court Nomination Hearing of Judge Sonia Sotomayor Welcome, Judge Sotomayor, and welcome also to your family and friends. Like my colleagues, I want to congratulate... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Amy Klobuchar (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 3:10PM
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR OPENING STATEMENT SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR Welcome, Judge Sotomayor. It's a pleasure to see you again today, and I enjoyed the meeting we... Read More »
Opening Statement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 3:04PM
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also want to thank Senators Schumer and Gillibrand for that kind introduction. In recent weeks, I have had the privilege and pleasure of meeting eighty-nine... Read More »
Sen. Al Franken: "I May Not Be A Lawyer, But Neither Are The Majority Of Americans"
By Versha Sharma - July 13, 2009, 2:34PM
The newest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), noted that it's just his fifth day in office but he understands that this is a "historic confirmation... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:44PM
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Judge Sotomayor, welcome to you and your family. Your nomination caps what already has been a remarkable legal career. I join many, many Americans who feel... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. John Cornyn (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:38PM
Judge Sotomayor, let me join my colleagues in extending a warm welcome to you and your family today. You have had a distinguished career as a lawyer and a judge.... Read More »
Sen. Graham to Sotomayor: "Unless You Have A Meltdown, You'll Get Confirmed"
By Versha Sharma - July 13, 2009, 12:26PM
At the opening statements this morning of the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) told the Supreme Court nominee "unless you have a complete meltdown, you're going to... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Herb Kohl (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:11PM
Judge Sotomayor, let me also extend my welcome to you this morning and to your family. You are to be congratulated on your nomination. Your nomination is a reflection of... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Benjamin Cardin (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:09PM
U.S. SENATOR BENJAMIN L. CARDIN (D-MD) CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OPENING STATEMENT I am honored... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Chuck Schumer (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:05PM
Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Sessions. And welcome to the many members of Judge Sotomayor's family, who I know are exceptionally proud to be here today in support... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Dianne Feinstein (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:03PM
Statement of Senator Feinstein at Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Thank you Mr. Chairman. Judge Sotomayor, congratulations on your nomination and welcome to the... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Russ Feingold (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:01PM
Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee "The Supreme... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Chuck Grassley (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 12:00PM
Prepared Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Committee on the Judiciary Nomination Hearing of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court Monday, July 13,... Read More »
Opening Statement From Sen. Jon Kyl (As Prepared For Delivery)
July 13, 2009, 11:58AM
Kyl Opening Statement at Sotomayor Hearing "Many of Judge Sotomayor's public statements suggest that she may, indeed, allow, and even embrace, decision-making based on her biases and prejudices" "I would... Read More »
