Senate Republicans mounted a surprisingly tough attack to open Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing Monday, with Sen. Jeff Sessions calling her belief in the importance of a judge’s personal background “shocking and offensive to me.”
“I will not vote for—no senator should vote for—an individual nominated by any president who believes it is acceptable [...]
Think Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation is a fait accompli?
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says think again.
“I don’t think the outcome of this hearing is a foregone conclusion,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the committee, told reporters Friday. “Judge Sotomayor has made some troubling statements. … She has ruled in some [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama sought advice from congressional leaders on Wednesday as he pondered a broad group of candidates for a Supreme Court opening ranging from judges to a member of his Cabinet.
Under consideration are several women, including Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who argues for the government before the Supreme Court and two U.S. appeals [...]
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