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Sotomayor says Obama didn't ask about abortion

Jul. 15, 2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor said today neither President Barack Obama nor anyone else in the administration asked her views on abortion rights before she was nominated for the Supreme Court.
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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.
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.
Sessions worried about judicial 'empathy'

Sessions worried about judicial 'empathy'

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- A senior Republican senator says he's troubled by U.S. President Barack Obama's criteria in favoring judges that show "empathy" to petitioners.
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."

Sotomayor pick ignites 'identity politics'

WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, who has advocated a "post-racial" view of government, has invited racial controversy with his Supreme Court pick, analysts say.
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.
TV ad promoting Sotomayor hits the air

TV ad promoting Sotomayor hits the air

WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- President Obama's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court is already being touted in a 30-second television ad paid for by an umbrella group of liberal organizations.
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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