Senate confirms Sotomayor, first Hispanic justice

The Hill by J. Taylor Rushing | Aug. 6, 2009 (Breaking News)

The Senate on Thursday sent Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court with a modest display of bipartisan support, making her the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman to serve on the high court.

The 68-31 vote held few surprises, as a small band of Republicans joined Democrats in confirming her 72 days after President Barack Obama nominated the former prosecutor and judge. Her confirmation paves the way for Sotomayor to begin assembling her ... Full Story »

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Topics: U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Senate, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 6, 2009 - 12:54 PM PDT
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Edited by: Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug 6, 2009 - 12:54 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 7, 2009

The story regurgitates what has been said for months as the foregone conclusion vote is finally taken.

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Aug. 7, 2009

Solid reporting of Sotomayor's confirmation with good background information. This inclusion of the gun rights perspective was unexpected, and not well-contextualized. Surely there are other lobbies that also count her confirmation as a defeat?

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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug. 6, 2009

In my opinion she will be a fine Justice. The only ruling that gave me concern was her ruling against the Firemen, which the Supreme Court overturned.

The vote brought another loss to the National Rifle Association, which was opposing Sotomayor out of concerns over her views on gun rights. The More »

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