Sotomayor highlights 'fidelity to the law' in confirmation hearing
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Monday told the Senate Judiciary Committee during confirmation hearings that she would bring to the Court a judicial philosophy rooted in...
Senators split on Sotomayor judicial record as confirmaton hearings begin
The US Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings Monday for Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor , with Democratic and Republican senators offered contrasting interpretations of Sotomayor's judicial record and philosophy....
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary on Tuesday gave US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a unanimous "well-qualified" rating . Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate...
High court finds Title VII violation in firefighter reverse discrimination case
The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court ruling dismissing racial discrimination challenges to the promotion criteria used by the fire department of New Haven, CT. The Court ruled 5-4...
JURIST Guest Columnists Renée Landers of Suffolk University School of Law and Lawrence Friedman of New England School of Law say that unless US Presidents embrace a broader view of "diversity" in future Supreme Court nominations, they may deprive the...
Confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will begin on July 13, as announced Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy . The committee released a schedule [fact sheet,...
Sotomayor returns detailed questionnaire to Senate committee
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday returned a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire regarding her prior judgments, financial status, potential conflicts of interest, and various other details...
Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination questionnaire [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, June 4, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Sotomayor Questionnaire...
Seventh Circuit declines to apply Second Amendment to state regulations
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a ban on handguns in two Illinois municipalities. The panel of judges affirmed the district court ruling that the incorporation of...
Obama warns against partisanship in Sotomayor confirmation process
US President Barack Obama rebuked Republicans who would oppose his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court Saturday in his weekly address. The president predicted failure for...
