Sonia Sotomayor

Judge Sotomayor's decision was significant. She believed that "The strike has placed the entire concept of collective bargaining on trial."Contributor: Harold FriendPublished: Nov 24, 2009  

New York Daily NewsJustice Sonia Sotomayor looking for law not love; still humbled by appointmentNew York Daily NewsThe newest member of the high court told journalists in Puerto Rico Friday that, while she was dating up to last spring, she doesn't expect to find romance ...and more »  

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she has had to adjust to a “hurricane” of public attention since her appointment to the US Supreme Court, but she has been touched by the support from so many well-wishers. Speaking to reporters during a ...  

Justice Sonia Sotomayor admits she's a little disappointed by the loss of privacy and other changes that followed her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.  

Sonia Sotomayor has turned down almost every interview request since being appointed to the Supreme Court. But that didn't stop the former editor of Latina from drawing on her history with the Justice in a new piece. In "Her Honor," writer and former Latina editor in chief Sandra Guzman paints a warm portrait of Justice Sotomayor, shedding light on her humanity, humility, commitment to family and keen intellect. Using friends and family...  

On Friday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor told journalists on Friday in Puerto Rico that she is disappointed with the commercialization of her image and, at times, startled by her own celebrity.  

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The Supreme Court's newest justice, Bronx-born Sonia Sotomayor, said on Friday during her first trip to Puerto Rico since her swearing-in that she is disappointed by the commercialization of her image.  

December 17, 2009 By Mia Navarro As you know, newspapers are always struggling with race/ethnicity terminology. The latest discussion I participated in a few months ago was about how to identify Americans of Latino descent who may call themselves "Mexican" or "Puerto Rican" or whatever, but are American-born and should be distinguished from the Mexican or Peruvian immigrant. It was prompted by Justice Sonia Sotomayor's insistence on calling...  

On an eventful morning at the Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued her first opinion as a justice: Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter, involving the attorney-client privilege. As is customary with first opinions, it was unanimous, though Justice Clarence Thomas filed...  

Keeping with her race-conscious and activist judicial philosophy, Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made her Supreme Court debut by introducing a pair of new terms aimed at describing illegal immigrants in a more friendly and politically correct way. A former top policy maker at the leftist Puerto Rico Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF), Sotomayor used “undocumented immigrant” and “undocumented worker” in lieu of illegal immigrant in her...  

Sotomayor to make 1st Puerto Rico visit as justiceThe Associated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Sonia Sotomayor is visiting Puerto Rico this week for the first time since becoming the US Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, ...and more »  

From NBC's Pete Williams and Mark MurraySupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued her first opinion for the court today, a 9-0 ruling on a technical issue of legal appeals procedure.  The court handed down three other minor decisions today, getting a late start on issuing rulings in argued cases. It did NOT issue a decision in that Citizen United vs. Federal Election Commission. We have one more potential decision day this month -- next...  

I was one of those who opposed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, mainly because the pick was based on race and gender rather than merit and she was disingenuous and obfuscatory at her confirmation hearings. Well, the Court still hasn’t decided any cases argued with Justice Sotomayor on the bench — and the first [...]  

As Phil just reported, Carly Fiorina said this morning that had she been a senator she "probably" would have voted to confirm Justice Sonia Sotomayor because she seemed "qualified." When asked if Chuck DeVore would have confirmed Sotomayor, his campaign communications director Joshua Trevino told TAS "the answer is absolutely not" -- citing an improper understanding of the Constitution. "Chuck wants pro-life Supreme Court...