Sotomayor

In Washington this morning, questioning of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has spilled over into a third day – with her controversial “wise Latina” comment still troubling Republicans, but it’s unlikely to derail her confirmation…

Today, two firefighters from New Haven, Connecticut step from the audience to the witness table. They will testify against Sonia Sotomayor in her confirmation hearings.

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) African Americans who are just as suspicious of white liberals as they are of conservatives […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor declined repeatedly at Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday to disclose her views on abortion rights and said President Barack Obama never asked her before he chose her for the bench.

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor talks with Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. John Cornyn, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (AP Photo/Charles […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, right, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah., questions Sotomayor at hearing […]

High passion was on display outside the Senate building where the hearing is taking place. Inside, Judge Sonia Sotomayor listened and summed up her legal bottom line, “It’s simple. Fidelity to the law.” Senators praised her patience through opening statements. “I give Judge Sotomayor an “A” for listening to…