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Obama's Next Supreme Court Nominee Will Be Crucial to Saving American Democracy

Michael Gass, TruthOut.org. April 5, 2010.

Our government has abused its power too long. We must make sure the next Supreme Court justice does not support indefinite detention without trial.

NY Times Offers "Of Color" Gift Guide, For That Non-White Person In Your Life!

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. December 14, 2009.

I'm all for gift suggestions that aren't centered on the experiences of white people. But some of these descriptions are … hmm.

4 Supreme Court Cases That Will Say a Lot About the Direction of Our Country

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 12, 2009.

Would a Human Sacrifice TV Channel be protected by the First Amendment? Answers to this and other key questions will be answered.

As Justice Sotomayor Hits the High Court, A Defense of Empathy

Rick DeJesús-Rueff, Christian Science Monitor. October 7, 2009.

Weighing and balancing perspectives with empathy is a better recipe for justice than "blindness," which can cause us to miss the glaring injustices of our legal system.

Sotomayor Comes Out Swinging on First Day in the Court

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. October 6, 2009.

The newly appointed Supreme Court justice asked more questions in one session than Clarence Thomas has asked over the course of several years.

It's Official: Sotomayor First Latina U.S. Supreme Court

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.

By an easy 68-31 margin, lawmakers lifted the 55-year-old appeals court judge to the bench that serves as the final arbiter of the U.S. Constitution.

Sonia Sotomayor Faces Final Vote

Agence France Presse August 5, 2009.

Sotomayor is expected to win Senate confirmation as early as Thursday as the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Sotomayor Appointment Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

deleted, ThinkProgress. July 28, 2009.

Only one Republican on the Judiciary Committee could bring himself to vote for President Obama's Supreme Court nominee.

Sotomayor Confirmation: Senate Judiciary Committee Votes: WATCH LIVE

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post July 28, 2009.

Sotomayor Wins Another One

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. July 23, 2009.

Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has announced he will vote to approve Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.

Pat Buchanan Continues His Racist Attacks on Sotomayor

blah bla, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.

What opponents of affirmative action like Pat Buchanan fail to grasp is that this country was built on affirmative action -- for white males.

Jon Stewart Hammers Lindsey Graham for Hypocrisy in the Sotomayor Hearings

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. July 17, 2009.

Highlights from one of The Daily Show's funniest segments of the year.

Rabid Anti-Abortionist Tries to Use Sotomayor Hearings for Comeback

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 14, 2009.

Infamous Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry employs his gory protest tactics in Washington to assail Sotomayor's record on reproductive rights.

Sen. Lindsey Graham to Sotomayor: "Unless You Have a Complete Meltdown, You're Going to Get Confirmed"

John Nichols, TheNation.com. July 13, 2009.

"And I don't think you will (have a complete meltdown)."

Note to GOP Blowhards: All Judges Are 'Activist Judges'

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. July 13, 2009.

All justices rely on their past experiences, ideologies, biases, prejudices, and yes -- the most dreaded of human qualities -- empathy.

"Sen. Kyl Just Said 'Wise Latina.' Everyone Drink!": Liveblogging the Sotomayor Hearing

Doug Kendall, Huffington Post. July 13, 2009.

The Republicans come out swinging against judicial empathy and the infamous 'wise Latina' remark.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor Denied My Appeal and I Spent 16 Years in Prison For a Crime I Didn't Commit

Jeffrey Deskovic, AlterNet. July 10, 2009.

Sotomayor put procedure over innocence as a federal judge.

Sick: Operation Rescue Founder Launches 'Defeat Sotomayor' Tour, Including Press Conference at Dr. Tiller Clinic

deleted, ThinkProgress. July 6, 2009.

Randall Terry has announced a 12-city tour to spread word that "[t]o refuse to filibuster [Sotomayor] is to bow ... to the Angel of Death."

Right-Wingers React to Supreme Court Decision as Proof Sotomayor Is 'Indeed a Racist'

Digby, Hullabaloo. June 29, 2009.

The Right has long anticipated this ruling so as to spin it as proof of Sotomayor's incompetence, hatred of white people, etc.

Priceless: 'English-Only' Supporters Hold Conference, Can't Spell 'Conference'

Lee Fang, ThinkProgress. June 22, 2009.

Speaking under a misspelled banner, right-wingers who want to make English the official language of the U.S. showed no sense of irony.

Never Mind Her Broken Ankle, Impatient GOP Senator Blows Off Sotomayor

deleted, ThinkProgress. June 22, 2009.

Hobbling along with her leg in a cast, Sotomayor was 10 minutes late for a meeting with Tennessee Senator Bob Corker.

Right-Wing Hypocrites: 10 Reasons Conservatives Should Shut Up About Letterman's Sarah Palin Gaffe

Karl Frisch, Media Matters for America. June 22, 2009.

Each and every day conservative radio hosts, cable-news hosts, pundits and columnists use divisive, insensitive, and downright hateful rhetoric.

Poll: Americans Oppose Obama on GM, Guantanamo

Agence France Presse June 17, 2009.

President Obama's popularity is slipping; his overall approval rating slid from 61 percent to 56 percent.

What's So Threatening About Sotomayor's Real Life to Her Right-Wing Critics?

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. June 12, 2009.

For over 120 years, the idea that a judge's background would influence how they approached cases was conventional wisdom. Why isn't it now?

Gingrich Backpedals: Tries (Kinda Sorta) to Take Back Vicious Sotomayor Attacks

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post. June 3, 2009.

Even Gingrich thinks he went too far when he called Judge Sonia Sotomayor a racist.