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WASHINGTON POST: Sotomayor sworn in as Supreme Court justice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Judge Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in on Saturday as the first Hispanic associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
With her left hand on a Bible held by her mother, Sotomayor swore to “administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and to the rich.”
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New York Times: Sotomayor vote planned for Thursday
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court has not really been in doubt, but more than two months after President Obama nominated her, the Senate is slated to give its consent on Thursday at 3 p.m.
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Washington Post: Democrats rally for Sotomayor
Senate Democrats on Wednesday sought to wrest political advantage from widespread Republican opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, contending, as the chamber prepares to decide on her confirmation Thursday, that the GOP is perpetuating partisanship and thwarting the interests of Hispanic voters.
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NYT: Sotomayor clears Senate committee hurdle
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, moved closer to taking her seat on Tuesday as the Senate Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved her nomination and sent it on to the full Senate.
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L.A. Times: Senate Judiciary Committee gathers to vote on Sotomayor
Reporting from Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee will gather at 10 a.m. today to vote on Sonia Sotomayor, with President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee likely to win approval by a comfortable margin.
The majority Democrats have been strongly in favor of the Bronx-born judge, who would be the first Latina to serve on the [...]
Top Republican to vote against Sotomayor
For USA Today, by Sen. Jeff Sessions:
…Because the American people overwhelmingly reject the notion that unelected judges should set policy or allow their social, moral, or political views to influence the outcome of cases. Rather, the public wants and expects restrained courts, tethered to the Constitution, and judges who impartially apply the law to the [...]
Conservative groups bind together in letter opposing Sotomayor
July 23, 2009
To the Members of the United States Senate:
We, the undersigned 156 conservative and constitutional cause leaders, activists and other concerned citizens, respectfully submit a statement in opposition to the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.
Even President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Rejects
His Views on the Constitution
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NYT: The NRA will count Sotomayor votes
The National Rifle Association said it would include the Senate vote on whether to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court among those issues it uses to rate senators on their friendliness to a gun-rights agenda.
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Chamber of Commerce endorsement widens divide on Sotomayor
WASHINGTON — The split in the Republican base over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor grew wider Thursday, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsing her confirmation while the National Rifle Association amped up pressure for senators to vote no.
The chamber, which frequently files friend-of-the-court briefs supporting business interests against labor or consumer litigants, cited Sotomayor’s [...]
AP: Graham the first GOP senator to voice support for Sotomayor
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’ll vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (SOHN’-ya soh-toh-my-YOR’), breaking with his party’s conservative leaders.
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