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Republican Senators Press Sotomayor on Abortion Views

Jul. 15, 2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor refused on Wednesday to be pinned down about her views on abortion rights.
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Sotomayor: Judge's role not activist one

Sotomayor: Judge's role not activist one

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Sonia Sotomayor told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee she doesn't use the term "judicial activism" because she doesn't view a judge's work in that manner.

Sotomayor quits all-woman club

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Sonia Sotomayor, a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, has resigned from the all-woman Belizean Grove Club, the Senate Judiciary Committee said Friday.
Starr throws support behind Sotomayor

Starr throws support behind Sotomayor

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Pepperdine University Law School Dean Kenneth W. Starr says he supports the nomination of federal appellate judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sotomayor brother: Critics 'insulting'

Sotomayor brother: Critics 'insulting'

WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- The brother of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor says criticism of her has been "insulting" and "derogatory."
Broken bone doesn't slow Sotomayor

Broken bone doesn't slow Sotomayor

WASHINGTON, June 8 (UPI) -- A little thing like a broken bone couldn't trip up U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor from making courtesy calls on Capitol Hill Monday.
Sotomayor could capture decent GOP support

Sotomayor could capture decent GOP support

WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) -- Democrat and Republican vote-counters say U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor could get at least a third of the Senate GOP vote for her confirmation.
Obama urges swift Sotomayor approval

Obama urges swift Sotomayor approval

WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama called Saturday for a swift confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Bank interest Sotomayor's only investment

Bank interest Sotomayor's only investment

WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- A disclosure form released by Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court pick, revealed her only investment income is bank account interest.
Sotomayor concerns abortion rights groups

Sotomayor concerns abortion rights groups

WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor never directly ruled on abortion but wrote tangential opinions favoring its opponents, an abortion rights group said.
New York DA says Sotomayor no radical

New York DA says Sotomayor no radical

NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says political pundits are incorrect when they call U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a radical.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler