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Supreme Court Dog And Pony Show

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

July 19, 2009 - 10:45pm

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All about the cirucs that is the Sonia Sotomayor hearings. Also: Heather Busby talks about running an abortion fund.

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Senate Approves Sotomayor for Supreme Court

By Emily Douglas

August 6, 2009 - 2:19pm

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By a vote of 68 to 31, the Senate has confirmed Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.

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Sotomayor Approved for Supreme Court by Senate Judiciary Committee

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

July 28, 2009 - 12:22pm

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor has just been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, on a vote of 13 to 6. Only one Republican on the Committee voted in favor of her nomination, Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina. Watch video of the roll call vote.

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VIDEO: Senator Lindsay Graham to Support Sotomayor

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 22, 2009 - 3:11pm

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Senator Lindsay Graham announced today on the Senate floor his intention to support the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to sit as a justice on the Supreme Court.

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Facing Down Condescension and Lectures, Sotomayor Teaches Senators About Civics and More

By Jill Filipovic

July 16, 2009 - 7:00am

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Surrounded by senators dripping with condescension, Judge Sotomayor responded with respect, nuance and a solid grounding in the law - to the point where the hearings sometimes felt like a high school civics class.

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"Is Abortion a Public Health Issue?" Sotomayor Hearings, Day Two

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

July 15, 2009 - 8:45am

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During a hearing that ranged from questions on judicial temperament and private property to the role of precedent in court decisions and Sotomayor's decision on the use of nunchucks, the most direct, probing, and potentially telling questions came from Senator Lindsay Graham (R-South Carolina). Among them Graham asked: "Is abortion a public health issue?"

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Roundup: Arizona Governor Restricts Abortions

By Amy Dempsey, RH Reality Check

July 14, 2009 - 11:00am

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Arizona Governor Restricts Abortions; At Sotomayor Hearing, Feinstein Explains Casey Case; U.S. Hispanics on Abortion, Shift Between Generations

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Norma McCorvey, aka "Jane Roe," Arrested at Sotomayor Hearing

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 13, 2009 - 10:16pm

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Norma McCorvey, the "Roe" in Roe v. Wade, was arrested at the confirmation hearing of Sonia Sotomayor among a wave of anti-abortion protesters who lined the sidewalks outside the Senate office buildings.

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Roundup: Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings Begin Today

By Amy Dempsey, RH Reality Check

July 13, 2009 - 1:04pm

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Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings Begin Today; FDA One Step Approved by FDA; Spanish Abortion Reform Causes Controversy

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Sotomayor Heads to the Senate

By Jill Filipovic

July 13, 2009 - 7:00am

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The justices who evaluated Ricci are not "raceless," yet no one suggests their whiteness influences their views on racial inequality. Sotomayor, though, is branded a "racist" because she voted to uphold a lower court decision based on well-established legal theory.

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