Tuesday, June 30th
The Washington Post reports:
The Supreme Court’s rejection of a decision against white firefighters endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor gives Republicans a renewed chance to attack her speeches and writings but is not expected to imperil her confirmation to the high court, political and legal sources said yesterday.
The decision that the New Haven, Conn., firefighters [...]
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Tuesday, June 30th
From the LA Times:
In a closely watched case that could have a broad effect on hiring and promotion policies, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters who earned top test scores were the victims of illegal discrimination when the city of New Haven, Conn., tossed out the results and denied them promotions.
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Tuesday, June 30th
Politico reports:
In awarding a victory Monday to a group of white firefighters in New Haven who argued that they were denied promotions on account of their race, the U.S. Supreme Court also seemed to deal a blow to President Barack Obama’s pending nominee for the high court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who earlier had ruled against [...]
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Monday, June 29th
From Roll Call:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday said the Senate needs more time to review the record of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor after new material surfaced from her time with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.
“Just a day or so ago, we discovered that there are 300 or [...]
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Friday, June 26th
From The New York Times:
Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, sharply criticized Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday, accusing her of relying too heavily on international law in her opinions, which he said raised doubts in his mind about how she would interpret the Constitution as a member of the [...]
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