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Posts Tagged ‘Jeff Sessions’
Sotomayor Vote Delayed One Week By Judiciary Committee Republicans
July 21st, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee has put off its vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (SOHN’-ya soh-toh-my-YOR’) for one week after Republicans asked for a delay.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy says the v…
Leahy To GOP: “Stop The Racial Politics” On Sotomayor
July 19th, 2009 |
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The two top officials on the Senate Judiciary Committee left niceties at the door when they held a joint appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday.
Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) accused the Republican Party of playing “racial politics…
Rick Horowitz: At Sotomayor Hearings, Some Like it Simple
July 14th, 2009 |
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Any judgment that differs from mine, to the extent it differs from mine, does not reflect reality.
I am White Guy.
Tom Gilroy: Sessions’ Hate Speech
July 14th, 2009 |
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The point of putting a ‘racially insensitive’ white man up to question a Latina has nothing to do with bad GOP planning and everything to do with intimidation.
Nathaniel Frank: Can White Men Shed Their Prejudices Better Than Others?
July 14th, 2009 |
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The implication of Sessions’ inquisition was that, as a white male with no distinguishing “heritage” to speak of, he and his ilk can make judgments totally free of feelings, belief, or experience.
Sotomayor Challenge Blows Up in Sessions’ Face
July 14th, 2009 |
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Ouch!
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), seeking to discredit Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s judicial philosophy, cited her 2001 “wise Latina” speech, and contrasted the view that ethnicity and sex influence judging with that of Judge Miriam Cedarbaum, …
The Cast Of Characters For Sotomayor’s Confirmation Hearings
July 11th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — Live from the Capitol, Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings promise high political theater this week, beamed to the world in dramatic, historic, perhaps comedic glory.
When the curtain rises Monday on Sotomayor’s nominat…
Sessions Greets Sotomayor With “Wise Latina” Comment
WASHINGTON — The top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee has greeted Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with skepticism.
Sen. Jeff Sessions on Monday cited Sotomayor’s much-publicized remarks about the notion that a …