U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington on July 11, 2009. Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor will begin on July 13. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- Republican critics of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor have played the race card in opposing the judge, a senior Democrat said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Two senators, one a Republican, announced Friday they would vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee likely will vote on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court before the end of July, legislative aides said.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The National Rifle Association opposes Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, two NRA officials announced Thursday in Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday his party would not try to filibuster Sonia Sotomayor's U.S. Supreme Court nomination.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- A conservative legal advocacy group has created an ad against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, accusing her of supporting terrorists.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Call it "The Case of Remember When," as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor talked about the TV classic "Perry Mason."
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.
WAVERLY, Va., July 14 (UPI) -- The family of a slain Virginia girl is exhibiting patience after the man convicted of killing her was given a stay of execution by the U.S. Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was grilled Tuesday about gun rights, abortion, her temperament and her past statements about race and gender.