Supreme Court Justice Stevens Set To Retire
Speculation is running high about the possibility that Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens will retire by month’s end. All the signs are lining up: April 20 is Stevens’ 90th birthday; April 28 is the last day of scheduled arguments for the current term, and April 30 is the last conference for the... »
McCain Will Oppose Sotomayor
Senator John McCain of Arizona, will vote against Judge Sonia Sotomayo. As reported in today’s New york Times, the Senator said that, while he had “great respect” for the judge, he could not accept her “long public record of judicial activism,” as demonstrated in a 1996 law review article in which she wrote that... »
NRA Strikes Out On Sotomayor
“Self-defense is not only a right, it’s an inherent right. If you don’t get that, you don’t deserve a spot on the Supreme Court,” warned Wayne LaPierre, Executive VP of the National Rifle Association. Although they put up a good fight in opposition to Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation as the newest Supreme Court Justice,... »
Panel Votes in Favor of Sotomayor
MSNBC just announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee has voted 13-6 in favor of Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama‘s pick to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. Just one Republican, Lindsey Graham, joined panel Democrats in voting for Sotomayor. »
Sen. Coburn Presses Abortion Issue
Perhaps the most divisive and emotional issue in America erupted during the Sotomayor confirmation hearings today. Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, one of the Senate’s most outspoken opponents of abortion rights, went back and forth with Judge Sotomayor about her stand on the controversial issue. Sen. Coburn is also a doctor who has delivered... »
Sotomayor Decision Reversed!
In a 5 to 4 decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that white New Haven, CT, firefighters suffered discrimination in their applications for promotion because of their race. This effectively reverses the decision made by Ms. Sonia Sotomayor when she was an appeals court judge. According to AP writer Mark Sherman, this could... »
