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Frank Dwyer: Political Haiku: Clown Sessions

No Supreme Court for Sonia? Then who does Jeff think is okay-kay-kay?…

Arlene M. Roberts: Judging Sonia: In Defense of Judicial Activism and a Wise Latina

Today concludes week one of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. One salient issue that dominated the hearings was judicial activism….

Michelle Schweiger Schecter: Empathy For The Devil

Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216 was the venue for a skirmish that at times got awfully mean. Judge Sonia came in earnest, her cards laid out on the table.

Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: Reaching The High Court On The Backs Of White Heroes

Talk about wedge tactics. Take a look at this line of New Haven firefighters filing into the Sotomayor confirmation hearings Wednesday morning. (If you…

Donna Fish: Supreme Consciousness

Today’s quotation of the day in the New York Times has to resonate with every single analyst across the land: “Life experiences have to influence…

Allison Kilkenny: My Interview with the Man Who Spent 16 Years in Jail Because Sonia Sotomayor Denied His Appeal

Jeffrey Deskovic served 16 years in prison for a murder and rape he did not commit. At the age of 16, he was arrested based…

The Situation Room: Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Here’s your chance to join the discussion in The Situation Room .


Assignment:

Should Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor be confirmed?


Share your thoughts on video and you could be in The Situation Room.