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President Barack Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York for the Supreme Court, positioning the longtime federal jurist to become the first Hispanic member of the nation's highest court.
Sotomayor, first appointed to the federal district court for the Southern District of New York by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1991, sits on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She was elevated to the circuit court, one of the nation's most prestigious, by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1998.
Sotomayor, first appointed to the federal district court for the Southern District of New York by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1991, sits on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She was elevated to the circuit court, one of the nation's most prestigious, by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1998.
President Barack Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York for the Supreme Court, positioning the longtime federal jurist to become the first Hispanic member of the nation's highest court.
Sotomayor, first appointed to the federal district court for the Southern District of New York by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1991, sits on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She was elevated to the circuit court, one of the nation's most prestigious, by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1998.
Sotomayor, first appointed to the federal district court for the Southern District of New York by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1991, sits on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She was elevated to the circuit court, one of the nation's most prestigious, by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1998.
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Big Brother on your bumper
In George Orwell's novel "1984," the unblinking eye of government surveillance is omnipresent and inescapable. Orwell could not have known what technology would one day make his nightmare scenario possible, but he could foresee that whatever it was, the...Tags: Punishment, Judges, Political Corruption, Punishment, Justice System
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Justice, on screen and off
Academy Award-winning film director Sidney Lumet, who passed away April 9 at age 86, is remembered for classics such as "Twelve Angry Men," the courtroom drama that challenged racial prejudice and which Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cited as a...Tags: Sidney Lumet, Civil Rights, Racism, Music Theater, Drama (genre)
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Dems will strike out in bid to bend Roberts on Obamacare
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Supreme Court limits protection against double jeopardy
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court limited the Constitution's protection against double jeopardy in cases involving multiple charges and a deadlocked jury. The 6-3 decision holds that a jury's unanimous but tentative vote to acquit a defendant on...
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Court rules man can be retried for murder
The Washington PostWASHINGTON -- Arkansas may retry a man for murder even though jurors in his first trial were unanimous that he was not guilty, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Alex Blueford, who is accused of killing his girlfriend's 1-year-old son, is not protected...Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Stephen Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Head Injuries
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US top court allows murder retrial after jury deadlock
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Activist Dolores Huerta: 50 years of fighting for human rights
Dolores Huerta runs on righteous ferocity the way cars run on gasoline. The woman who co-founded the United Farm Workers union 50 years ago with Cesar Chavez has harried, prodded, hectored, rallied and protested. She's been arrested more than a score of...
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Latino analysts dubious of Rubio's potential benefit for Romney
Handsome, youthful, Cuban American and Republican, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been mentioned repeatedly as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney — in part because of hopes that the presence of the first Latino on a major national ticket...Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Minority Groups, George Bush
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Will Obama or Romney win over I-4 Hispanics?
The presidential race could come down to this: To win in November, President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney needs the biggest swing state: Florida. For that, either man needs Florida's critical swing area: the I-4 corridor. For that, he needs the corridor'...Tags: Rod Smith, Republican Party, U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Interstate 4, Mitt Romney
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UPDATE 2-Indiana voters deciding Senator Lugar's fate
Reuters* Incumbent Lugar trailed Tea Party-backed opponent in polls * Voters say challenger is conservative, "not Lugar" (Adds challenger Mourdock's comments from polling place) By Nick Carey and Eric Johnson WARSAW, Ind., May 8 (Reuters) - Indiana voters...Tags: Republican Party, CNN (tv network), National Rifle Association of America, Polls, Eric Johnson
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Sen. Richard Lugar defeated by tea party challenger
After more than 35 years in the Senate, Richard G. Lugarof Indiana was ousted Tuesday by a tea party challenger in a Republican primary that showed how hard it is for a veteran lawmaker known for his ability to compromise to win reelection in the...
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Analysis: The overreaction to Sen. Richard Lugar's primary defeat
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