Legalities tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-612443 2009-09-09T01:32:17Z TypePad Take Your Seat, Sonia Sotomayor tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a5b0a6ae970c 2009-09-08T21:32:17-04:00 2009-09-09T01:32:17Z The ceremony lasted only five minutes, but there was enough pomp and tradition to fill a day, as Sonia Sotomayor took her seat on the Supreme Court bench this afternoon for the first time. The courtroom was packed with some... sara just Justice Stevens Slows Hiring: Is Retirement Near? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a540b97c970b 2009-09-02T11:25:54-04:00 2009-09-02T15:25:54Z Talk about ending the summer with a bang! The AP’s Mark Sherman confirms today that Justice Stevens has only hired one of his four law clerks for next year, which of course is setting off widespread speculation that the 89-year-old... Nitya Kyl to Vote Against Sotomayor tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0115722057a9970b 2009-07-22T06:30:00-04:00 2009-07-22T10:30:00Z Calling her Judiciary Committee testimony “evasive, lacking in substance and, in several instances, incredibly misleading,” Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl said he will vote against Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Theresa Cook Liberals Lash Out Against Sotomayor Testimony tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0115720911e8970b 2009-07-15T11:13:43-04:00 2009-07-15T15:13:43Z As Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings get underway for a second day of questioning, it appears Republicans aren’t the only ones who think Sotomayor has been less than candid in her testimony. Theresa Cook Sotomayor on the Hot Seat tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011572032dec970b 2009-07-14T11:03:46-04:00 2009-07-14T15:03:46Z Starting what's going to be a grueling day, Sotomayor faced some tough questions from Sen. Jeff Sessions, who wasn't buying her explanation of her "wise Latina" comments as inspirational or that her insistence that "no racial or gender group would have an advantage in judging." Lindsey Ellerson The Fight Over Miguel Estrada Continues tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef01157108d6bd970c 2009-07-13T11:54:34-04:00 2009-07-13T15:54:34Z Both Republicans and Democrats continue to fight over Miguel Estrada, at the confirmation hearing for Sonia Sotomayor. Theresa Cook Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing is Underway tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571fd234e970b 2009-07-13T10:51:07-04:00 2009-07-13T14:51:07Z Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing is underway, and the Republicans are coming out swinging -- Sessions and Hatch hare raised questions about whether she will a fair and impartial justice, based on some of her comments and speeches. Theresa Cook LIVESTREAMING THE SOTOMAYOR HEARINGS tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011570fa1b7e970c 2009-07-10T13:24:36-04:00 2009-07-10T17:24:36Z With Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing starting Monday morning, ABCNews.com will be livestreaming the proceedings from the Senate Judiciary Committee, with a partnership with Facebook aiming to bring more people into the conversation. From the press release going out this... Lindsey Ellerson Supreme Court Puts Chrysler’s Sale to Fiat on Hold tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67862393 2009-06-08T16:53:26-04:00 2009-06-08T20:55:26Z Justice Ginsburg’s ruling today, putting on hold the sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat, does not mean that the deal is off. While the ruling may put the sale in temporary turmoil, Ginsburg's action is really the safe, prudent... Kristina Wong White House Contacted Sotomayor Before Souter Announced His Retirement tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67639923 2009-06-04T15:35:51-04:00 2009-06-04T19:35:51Z The Senate Judiciary Committee has released a completed questionnaire submitted by Supreme Court nomine Sonia Sotomayor. There's a lot to sift through, but here's one interesting bit: She reveals the White House contacted her about the "possibility of a future Supreme Court vacancy" four days before Justice David Souter announced he would resign. Theresa Cook