Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in this morning as the 111th US Supreme Court Justice by Chief Justice John Roberts. Sotomayor is the first hispanic person to be confirmed for the position, and took the oath of office...
created by Rob Walker | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 249 views | 28 recommendations | 2 comments
The U.S. Senate has been confirmed by Sonia Sotomayor as by a 68-31 vote. Sotomayor will become the first Latina Supreme Court Justice. The vote tended to fall along party lines, with the vast majority of Democrats...
created by Jon Azpiri | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 827 views | 38 recommendations | 2 comments
Because many of you are not from the South, I thought I would translate a few of the words, that Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama recently used in describing Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
I believe I am fully capable of making this translation as I am...
opinion by StandUpToRacism | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 232 views | 27 recommendations | 4 comments
Sonia Sotomayor, appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court is about to make history. If confirmed she will be the first Hispanic Woman to have a seat on the Supreme Court. The confirmation hearings will be filled...
Click here to get the HTML code for the above EasyWidget.Progressive are strongly supporting "wise Latina woman" Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination for the US Supreme Court. For example, African American blogger Atty. Francis L. Holland, whose previous efforts toward...
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by Frank Kaufmann May 31, 2009We are moving toward a just society.Not because we are seeing things in the moment grow increasingly just, but because the instruments necessary for justice are gradually falling into place.Injustice is possible under conditions of imbalance of...
David Duke, former member of the House of Representatives in Louisiana, decries the comparison of him by Rush Limbaugh to President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. " Former member of the House of...
By Lloyd Marcus Guest Blogger Coming from the projects, the story of President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, is inspiring. Ironically, the success of Obama, a black, and Sotomayor, a...
opinion by BMCWrites | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 435 views | 17 recommendations | 5 comments
I predicted this last week, not her but that it would be a Hispanic woman. "• Age 54 (Born June 25, 1954, New York City) Judicial Career • U.S. Appeals Court judge, 2nd Circuit, 1998-present • U.S. District Court judge, 1992-1998 • Nominated to federal...