Sen. Judiciary Chair Leahy Urges Chamber To Confirm Judicial Nominees

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday urged the chamber to confirm several of President Obama’s judicial and executive nominees before the end of the year, CQ Today reports…

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

Three GOP Senators Say They Will Vote Against Sotomayor Confirmation

Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) — along with committee members John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) — recently said that they will oppose Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, USA Today reports.

GOP Senators Signal They Will Not Block Sotomayor; Full Senate Vote Expected By Aug. 7

Senate Republicans on Thursday said that they do not plan to block a vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, the Washington Post reports. Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.

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).

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