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Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized, Second Health Scare In Weeks

ABC's Ariane DeVogue reports: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 76, was briefly hospitalized overnight with what a court spokeswoman said was "an apparent adverse reaction to a sleeping aid combined with cold medication." Ginsburg, who had surgery in February for an...

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October 15, 2009 in Supreme Court | Permalink | User Comments (1)

TOP LINE: Sotomayor’s Success Will Take Time to Measure

This weekend Justice Sonia Sotomayor was sworn into the nation’s highest court as the third woman and first Latina in history to hold the position of Supreme Court Justice. Rachel Brand, former Justice Department official and counsel to the George W. Bush administration stopped by ABC’s Top Line today saying Sotoymayor’s success will take time to measure.

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August 10, 2009 in Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Top Line | Permalink | User Comments (6)

Franken Presides over Sotomayor Vote

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., was presiding over the Senate chamber this afternoon when the Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Judge Sonia Sotamayor as the nation’s first Latino Supreme Court justice.

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August 6, 2009 in Congress, Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court | Permalink | User Comments (30)

Ensign Votes to Protect 'Sanctity'

Senator John Ensign (R-NV) says he will vote against the Sonia Sotomayor nomination.

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August 4, 2009 in Congress, Democratic party, John McCain, President Obama, Sen. John Ensign, Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, The Note | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Republicans Attack Sotomayor Questionnaire, Say It Was Too Hastily Prepared

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, still smarting at what they say is a rushed schedule for Sonia Sotomayors’ Supreme Court nomination hearing, sent Sotomayor a letter Wednesday asking her to clarify what they say are omissions from her questionnaire.

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June 10, 2009 in Congress, Obama Agenda, President Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court | Permalink | User Comments (7)

The Note, 6/10/2009: Deeds & Words -- Can Obama reconcile with himself on health care reform?

It’s a day for outsiders -- at least in Virginia -- and President Obama needs to channel some campaign energy to play the inside game in Congress, as his healthcare plan takes shape with perhaps two campaign pledges left in the past, ABC News senior political reporter Rick Klein writes in the Wednesday morning Note. And with Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings set, we hope her brother has cleared his schedule.

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June 10, 2009 in 2010 , Bill Clinton, Congress, Gov. Mark Sanford, Gov. Sarah Palin, Guantanamo, Health Care, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Obama Agenda, President Obama, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, The Note, Vice President Biden, Virginia | Permalink | User Comments (55)