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Sotomayor cautious on stating property rights view

Jul. 14, 2009
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has sidestepped a question about whether the high court had overstepped its authority when it ruled in 2005 that governments may seize property for private development projects. Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa...
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Poll: Most want Sotomayor confirmed

Poll: Most want Sotomayor confirmed

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. public, by a slim margin, would like the Senate to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, results of a CNN poll indicate.

Bar association gives Sotomayor top marks

WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- The American Bar Association has given Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, its highest rating for "professional qualification."

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.
Prosecutor colleague praises Sotomayor

Prosecutor colleague praises Sotomayor

NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's "real world experience" would serve her and the nation well on the highest court, a former colleague says.
Sotomayor to meet members of Congress

Sotomayor to meet members of Congress

WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is embarking on the next stage of her confirmation process: meeting with congressional leaders, observers say.
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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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler