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Marvin Ammori: What Sotomayor Could Mean for Network Neutrality and the First Amendment

Senator Al Franken will ask Judge Sotomayor questions this week as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and has said he will ask about…

G.O.P. Senators Planning To Question Sotomayor’s Impartiality

The day before Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings were to begin, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled on Sunday that they would question her ability to be impartial, based on previous statements she has made about her ba…

The Cast Of Characters For Sotomayor’s Confirmation Hearings

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…

Nan Aron: Let the Hearing Begin

The Senate Judiciary Committee will convene Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. to begin the hearing on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to become an associate justice of…

Sotomayor’s confirmation

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings have begun. Senators are sure to ask her tough questions about statements and decisions she has made in the past.

What do you think should be the standard for confirming her? Should members of the Senate Judiciary Committee look at her qualifications to serve as a Supreme Court justice, or should her political views also be considered? Is it fair to ask her about statements she has made or views she has held in the past?

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