Senate Judiciary Committee Votes To Confirm Sotomayor; Full Senate Expected To Vote Next Week

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted 13-6 in favor of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, the

Sens. Likely To Raise Abortion-Rights Issues At Hearings For Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor

The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor are scheduled to begin Monday, and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are expected to question her about abortion rights and other “politically charged issues,” the New York Times reports (Liptak, New York Times, 7/12).

Confirmation Hearings For Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor To Begin July 13

Senate Democrats on Tuesday announced that confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court are set to begin on July 13, the New York Times reports. According to Democrats, the schedule puts the Senate on track to confirm Sotomayor before the August recess.

Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Prepares For Meetings With Key Senators

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is scheduled to meet with key senators today as Republican leaders indicate that they will try to slow her confirmation process over the summer, the Washington Post reports.

Blogs Comment On Supreme Court News, Pregnant Prisoner Health Care, Withdrawal Method, Other Topics

The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries.~”Considering Common Ground and Our New Supreme Court Nominee,” Cristina Page, Birth Control Watch: Page writes that the fact that appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Obama’s nominee to replace

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