Sotomayor Racist Comments

Another snippet on Justice Sonia Sotomayor's record in criminal cases when she was an appeals court judge on the Second Circuit: Her appellate record in opinions she wrote, as the New Yorker reports based on analysis by University of Texas law professor...(read more)  

Sonia Sotomayor, the newest US Supreme Court Justice, is already known for asking tough questions and not letting anyone push her around. Thank god, writes Lauren Collins, in an in-depth look at Sotomayor's life.  

In Latina, we learned all about Sonia Sotomayor's personal life and style. A new profile in the New Yorker thoroughly probes her work life and relationships to paint another picture of the justice as intellectually savvy, confident, and compassionate. Running twelve long pages, Lauren Collins's piece delves deeply into Sotomayor's past, relying heavily on the testimony of friends and congressional gossip to reveal how much was at stake with...  

It's her first visit to Puerto Rico since she became a U.S. Supreme Court justice. And Sonia Sotomayor (SOHN'-ya soh-toh-my-YOR') wasted no time showing off her Spanish skills and her love of Puerto Rican food. Speaking in Spanish, she said she  

When Lin-Manuel Miranda saw Sonia Sotomayor dining in the back of a small Long Island restaurant, he seized the chance to tell her how "incredibly proud" he and the Latino community were of her. "I went up to her and said, 'I'm Lin....  

There was no World Champion of baseball in 1994 because the baseball owners wanted to eliminate both the free agent system and salary arbitration. The players' reaction was swift and forceful. At the completion of games on August 12, baseball had another strike.   Replacement Player Threat On March 30, 1995, 26 of the 28 baseball owners voted to use replacement players if their dispute with Don Fehr's union could not be resolved by the start...  

Justice Sonia Sotomayor and actor Esai Morales did some salsa dancing in September at the annual Noche Musical organized by theNational Hispanic Foundation For The Arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art ...  

By Jesse J. Holland, AP WASHINGTON (AP) - 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...  

"Sotomayor disappointed by 'wise Latina' souvenirs": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "Sonia Sotomayor said Friday that she is touched by the outpouring of public support as the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court but disappointed...  

"A Caribbean Christmas for Justice Sotomayor": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "Sonia Sotomayor showed off her Spanish skills and love of Puerto Rican food Wednesday on her first visit to Puerto Rico as a U.S. Supreme Court...  

Not only can you censor student newspapers, but when you forget your purse at a restaurant — as Sonia Sotomayor did at Brooklyn's Po last night — you can have your security detail go and retrieve it for you. [Plank/New Republic] Read more posts by Dan AmiraFiled Under: the supremes, po, sonia sotomayor, supreme court  

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 »  

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.  

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 [...]  

Justice Sonia Sotomayor had doubts about taking a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Three weeks before the nomination was announced, Sotomayor confessed to a friend that she was considering withdrawing her name from consideration, Latina magazine reports. The Associated Press has the highlights. Sotomayor was worried that she would lose her privacy and time with her mother, family and friends. The friend, lawyer Lee Llambelis, told Sotomayor to...