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Justice Sotomayor's first day

By Emily on 10/06/2009 @ 12:53 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court

During her first hour on the bench, Sotomayor asked more questions than Justice Clarence Thomas asked "over the course of several years." Now, that's hitting the ground running.

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Sotomayor joins Supreme Court bench

By Emily on 09/08/2009 @ 06:22 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court

After speculation, questioning, and Senate votes, Justice Sonia Sotomayor has officially taken her seat on the United States Supreme Court -- the first Latina and third woman to serve in that role.

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Sotomayor confirmed to serve on U.S. Supreme Court

By Emily on 08/06/2009 @ 03:25 PM

Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Senate

Congratulations, Justice Sotomayor!

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Senate Democratic women unite behind Sotomayor

By Emily on 08/06/2009 @ 02:05 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Debbie Stabenow, Jeanne Shaheen, Patty Murray

We already knew that the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be historic, but I love hearing it articulated by the women we helped elect to the Senate.

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McCain to vote 'no' on Sotomayor

By Emily on 08/05/2009 @ 10:05 AM

Tags: GOP Opponents, US Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, US Senate

This paragraph from today's L.A. Times article about Sen. John McCain's decision not to back Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court leaves me stumped.

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Klobuchar remarks on sexism in Sotomayor hearings

By Emily on 07/28/2009 @ 07:40 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate, Amy Klobuchar, Sexism

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one bothered by Republicans' questioning about Judge Sonia Sotomayor's "temperament" during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings this month.

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Judiciary Committee approves Sotomayor nomination

By Emily on 07/28/2009 @ 12:20 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate

After weeks of build-up and days of hearings and deliberation, Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor has passed the first hurdle on her way to becoming the next justice.

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Sessions announces 'no' vote on Sotomayor

By Emily on 07/27/2009 @ 02:47 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate

With a committee vote scheduled for tomorrow, the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court appears to be full-speed ahead -- even if some Republicans on the Judiciary Committee might not be quick to agree.

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NYT: Sotomayor and women in law

By Emily on 07/20/2009 @ 07:20 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Dianne Feinstein, US Supreme Court

Just read a great article in today's New York Times about Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

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A Justice for All of Us

By Sen. Amy Klobuchar on 07/16/2009 @ 09:55 AM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, US Senate

As one of two women Senators on the Judiciary Committee, I thought you would like a report about the Sotomayor hearings.

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Live streaming of the Sotomayor hearings

By Emily on 07/14/2009 @ 12:30 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, Multimedia

The committee hearings for President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, continue today. If confirmed, Sotomayor would be the first Latina to serve on the court.

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Gillibrand to introduce Sotomayor during hearings

By Emily on 07/13/2009 @ 01:42 PM

Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate

Just got a note from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about today's Supreme Court nomination hearings...

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Leading in every branch: Taking charge in the Senate

By Ellen R. Malcolm on 07/13/2009 @ 09:20 AM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, Multimedia, US Senate

As the only Democratic women on the Judiciary Committee, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) will be front and center in the fight to confirm the nation’s first Hispanic justice.

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Women senators stand with Sotomayor

By Emily on 07/09/2009 @ 04:52 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Multimedia, Barbara Boxer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Dianne Feinstein, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Jeanne Shaheen

Today, Senators Barbara Boxer (CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), and Amy Klobuchar (MN) offered their support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, highlighting the importance of having another woman's voice on the highest court in the land.

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Sotomayor: Tough Kid Turns Unintimidated Judge

By Emily on 07/09/2009 @ 01:52 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Multimedia

If confirmed by the Senate, Sonia Sotomayor is poised to make history, becoming the third woman and first Latina ever to serve on the court.

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NYT: Ginsburg on the "Place of Women on the Court"

By Emily on 07/08/2009 @ 02:42 PM

Tags: Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, Feminism

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has never been one to hold back -- and that's exactly why we've loved watching her on the court.

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