Despite Gains In Gender Equality, Labor Market Remains Unequal For Mothers, New York Times Columnist Writes

While the last three male Supreme Court nominees have all been married with children, the last three women nominated to the court — Justice Sonia Sotomayor and nominees Elena Kagan and Harriet Miers — “have all been single and without children,” which makes the court “a good symbol of the American job market,” New York Times columnist David Leonhardt writes…

Full Senate To Begin Debate On Sotomayor Tuesday

The full Senate on Tuesday is set to begin debate on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who is widely expected to be confirmed by the end of the week, the Los Angeles Times reports (Savage/Oliphant, Los Angeles Times, 8/4).

Senate To Vote On Sotomayor Confirmation Thursday Afternoon

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday announced that the Senate will hold a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, CQ Today reports (Stern/Perine, CQ Today, 8/5).Sotomayor is expected to be confirmed with the support of all Democratic senators and some Republicans who have broken with party ranks (Rushing,

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.

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