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May 26, 2009 7:48 AM CDT

Obama Picks Sotomayor for Court

(Newser) - Barack Obama named Sonia Sotomayor his Supreme Court pick this morning, the AP reports, setting the 54-year-old appeals court judge up to be the high court’s first Hispanic justice. Obama noted that she'd "worked at almost every level of our judicial system," saying she had more experience...

'Baseball Savior' Sotomayor on Justice Shortlist

May 15, 2009 7:58 AM CDT

'Baseball Savior' Sotomayor on Justice Shortlist

Federal judge ended strike to save '95 season

(Newser) - Most federal judges live anonymous lives, but for a moment in 1995, Sonia Sotomayor was the toast of the town. That was the year Sotomayor ended baseball’s players strike, saving the ’95 season. The Philadelphia Inquirer declared her a baseball hero on par with DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays, and...

Five Women on Obama's
Short List for Supreme Court

May 13, 2009 9:24 PM CDT

Five Women on Obama's Short List for Supreme Court

(Newser) - President Obama has narrowed his list of Supreme Court picks to at least six names, with women in five of the top spots, reports CNN. Obama is expected to make a selection by Memorial Day, sources say. Among the finalists: Federal appeals court judges Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Wood; Solicitor...

Supreme Wish List: Pragmatist, Easy to Confirm, 'Home Run'

May 10, 2009 9:36 AM CDT

Supreme Wish List: Pragmatist, Easy to Confirm, 'Home Run'

As Obama vetting begins, 4 women lead

(Newser) - President Obama's choice to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court will be a pragmatist unafraid to challenge conventional wisdom, insiders tell the Washington Post. While Obama will not play it safe, they say, neither does he want a provocative choice that will create another partisan confirmation battle. "He's...

Colleagues Rip Court
Front-Runner as Dim Bully

May 4, 2009 7:53 PM CDT

Colleagues Rip Court Front-Runner as Dim Bully

(Newser) - Presumptive Supreme Court front-runner Sonia Sotomayor has lived an impressive life, ranging from the South Bronx to Princeton to the US Court of Appeals, but she has detractors in her field, Jeffrey Rosen writes in The New Republic. Some ex-law clerks and judges call her bullying, egotistical, nitpicky, and not...