Sonia Sotomayor Nomination

Unless it turns out that Sonia Sotomayer took tax advise from Turbotax Timothy Geithner , and did something like not pay taxes on a nanny, she will be a shoo in. Nonetheless, advocates of the Second Amendment should be very concerned—and do whatever they can to Borkize her. Although if things stay numerically the same, it probably wouldn't matter since David Souter voted with the minority in District of Columbia v. Heller , who argued in dissent that the Second Amendment did not create an individual right to bear arms , but was just the national guard enabling act—in other words, meaningless. But with ... Read Full Story

Sotomayor and the Politics of Race Americans thought they were electing a president who would transcend grievance. SHELBY STEELE President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court points to a dilemma that will likely plague his presidency: How does a "post-racialist" president play identity politics? What is most notable about the Sotomayor nomination is its almost perfect predictability. Somehow we all simply know -- like it or not -- that Hispanics are now overdue for the gravitas of high office. And our new post-racialist president is especially attuned to this chance to have a "first" under his belt, not to mention the ... Read Full Story

U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonya Sotomayor (AP Photo/2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Ron Jordan Natoli Studio)I may not be as wise as a certain Latina judge, but hey--I can admit when I'm wrong. About a month and a half ago, I alluded to&n..;. Read Full Story

The woman almost sure to become the first Hispanic US Supreme Court justice faced tough questioning on Tuesday from Republican senators who are skeptical of her impartiality. Sonia Sotomayor was scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 9:30 am (1330 GMT) for the second of at least four days of hearings that are all but certain to lead to her historic confirmation. If confirmed, the appeals court judge would also become the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. Seven weeks after President Barack Obama nominated her to the nine-member bench that serves as the final arbiter of the US ... Read Full Story

Obama's Judge Sonia Sotomayor pick for Supreme Court Justice has already started dredging up some controversy. Conservatives are raising concerns over Sotomayor's reputed potential for "judicial activism." While there are a range of arguments conservatives have against Sotomayor, there are a few at the top which demand some exploration. I am sure we will be seeing these in the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings. Sotomayor speaking at Duke Law School, 2005, "Courts are where policy is made." This has the potential of showing Judge Sotomayor of having an attitude which is indicative that she feels a judge makes laws rather than interprets the law. It ... Read Full Story