Sonia Sotomayor is visiting Puerto Rico this week for the first time since becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, an achievement that has made her a celebrity in her parents' Caribbean homeland. Sotomayor is arriving Wednesday at the invitation of judges in this U.S. territory. "Being a judge these days is not easy. There is a lot of a lack of respect for institutions," said Chief U.S. District Court Judge Jose Fuste. "When you see a person like that who has been able to... Read Full Story
Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor answers questions from Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) during the second day of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill July 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor faces a full day of questioning from Senators on the committee today. Sotomayor, an appeals court judge and U.S. President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, will become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court if confirmed. (Getty Images) more pics » WASHINGTON (Reuters... Read Full Story
(Getty Images | Composite by Zimbio.com) The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nomineee Sonia Sotomayor continued Tuesday in the same general malaise as Monday's snore-o-rama . The takeaway? Sotomayor is probably in. But out of those hours of boredom, we were gifted with 2 pretty awesome moments. First, Sen. Chuck Grassley laid on a little sexual innuendo as he suggested that when he speaks, people get "excited." Then later, Judge Sotomayor had to explain what nunchucks (or nunchaku... Read Full Story
Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law schools, judges' conferences and lawyers' meetings. Since becoming the first Hispanic justice, Sotomayor has mamboed with movie stars, exchanged smooches with musicians at the White House and thrown out the first pitch for her beloved New York Yankees. A famous jazz composer even wrote a song about her: "Wise Latina Woman... Read Full Story
December 10th, 2009
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NAACP LDF Director of Litigation, Debo Adegbile, testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. While John Payton, the President and Director Counsel of the NAACP LDF testified before the Senate Judiciary committee. In each presentation, the NAACP LDF called attention to the fact that the recent 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal will... Read Full Story
Senate Set to Vote on Another Anti-gun Judge
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Here we go again.
First, there was Sonia Sotomayor. Then there was David Hamilton.
Now, we have another radical, anti-gun judge that has been nominated for the federal judiciary. His name is Louis Butler, and he is so radical, he was twice rejected by the people of Wisconsin (which is, by... Read Full Story
Sonia Sotomayor heeded White House advice to paint her fingernails a neutral shade during her Supreme Court confirmation process — up to a point. At a White House reception after her confirmation, Sotomayor showed her freshly painted red nails to President Barack Obama, along with her red-and-black semi-hoop earrings, according to an article in the new issue of Latina magazine to be released Nov. 17. Obama joked that Sotomayor had been briefed on proper nail color and earring size. "Mr... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider gun rights and decide an important case that could loosen restrictions on corporation spending in political campaigns in its new term beginning on Monday. The nine-member panel now includes Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she is the first justice named by a Democratic president in 15 years and the first Hispanic on the high court. Sotomayor succeeded Justice David Souter, who retired in June. She... Read Full Story
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by indicating a willingness to limit how long a suspect's request for a lawyer should remain valid, and new Justice Sonia Sotomayor wasted little time in letting her voice be heard by questioning the lawyers. The high court seemed skeptical of defense lawyers' arguments that police should be banned from talking to a suspect without a lawyer present if the suspect had asked for a lawyer in related — and even unrelated — cases years earlier. Michael... Read Full Story
Justice David Souter never danced the salsa in public. Justice John Paul Stevens doesn't sing in karaoke bars. And Chief Justice John Roberts hasn't thrown out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. But that was yesterday's Supreme Court. The newest justice, Sonia Sotomayor, has done all three of those things — in the less than two months since she replaced Souter on the court. While the Supreme Court is all about the law, personalities matter. As the court begins its new term Monday, the... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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