Conner Sotomayor

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings began Monday, and the results were intense and electrifying. Or not. The first day passed uneventfully with plenty of baseball analogies, no real questions for the nominee, and a general opinion that Sotomayor, barring some weird revelation, is going to sail through the confirmation.In short, it was boring.So you can't really blame her two young nephews, Corey and Conner Sotomayor, for dozing off during the hours-long snooze fest...Read Full Story

Republican Senator and John McCain BFF Lindsey Graham predicted that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would get more than 50 votes in her confirmation barring a "complete meltdown" by the candidate. This, to me, sez the opposition has ... absolutely nothing. If the most they can hope for is for Sotomayor to turn to into a pumpkin while on the stand they're in trouble. While she's been maligned for her loose lips potentially sinking her own ship with her "wise Latina" statement, Graham...Read Full Story

Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a judicial pioneer, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack Obama's views as well Monday at the start of confirmation hearings for the nation's first Hispanic nominee to the Supreme Court.Read Full Story

The 68-31 roll call Thursday by which the Senate confirmed the Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be a Supreme Court associate justice. A “yes” vote is a vote to confirm the nomination. Original post: Senate roll vote on Sotomayor confirmation (NBC 12 Richmond)Read Full Story

Some quotes from witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court: View post: Witness quotes from Sotomayor hearings (AP via Yahoo! News)Read Full Story